14.3 Flashcards
Natural selection results in
Adaptations
A charecteristics that makes an individual better suited to a specific enviroment may eventually become in that species through a process
Natural selection
The role of an organism in its habitat is called its
Niche
The struggle between organism to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resources
Competition
An interaction in which one organisms kills another for food or nutrients
Predation
The organism that does the killing is the
Predator
The organism that is killed is the
Prey
Is any relationship in which two species love closely together and at least one of the species benefits
Symbiosis
A relationship in which both species benefit is called
Mutualism
Is a relationship in which one species benefits and te other species is neither helped not harmed
Commensalism
A relationship that involves on organisms living with on or inside another organism and harming is called
Paratism
The organism that benefits is called
Parasite
The organism it lives in or on
Host