14.2 – Community Interactions Flashcards
competition and_are two important ways in which organisms interact
predation
_Interact as individuals and as populations
organisms
_Occurs when two organisms are fighting for the same limited resource
competition
_Competition is between two of the same species
intraspecific
_Competition is between two different species
interspecific
_Occurs when one organism captures and eats another
predation
there are three major types of symbiotic relationships, what are they?
mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
what is mutualism?
when both organisms benefit
what is commensalism?
when one organism benefits, the other is unharmed
what is parasitism?
when one organism benefits and the other is harmed
parasitism meet their needs as_(Such as leeches) and_(such as hookworms)
- ectoparasites
2. endoparasites