Name______________________________

Parasitism Mutualism Predation abiotic factors marine ecosystem biotic factors

Commensalism
1. _______________refer to non-living physical and chemical elements in the ecosystem
2________________ are living or once-living organisms in the ecosystem.
3.________________is composed of living and non living things.
4.________________ is a biological interaction where one organism
5.________________ describes the ecological interaction between two or more species where each species has a
net benefit
6________________ relationship between two species of plants or animals in which one benefits at the expense of
the other, sometimes without killing the host organism.
7._______________ is a long-term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits
while those of the other species neither benefit nor are harmed.

Write the abiotic and biotic components of the coral reef ecosystem

Biotic Abiotic

What are the factors that contribute to reef formation?

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