Definitions Flashcards
What is competition?
Competition occurs when organisms actively struggle for a resource that is in short supply
What is intra-specific competition?
Intra-specific competition takes place between members of the same species
What is inter-specific competition?
Inter-specific competition occurs between members of different species
What is contest competition?
In contest competition there is an active physical contest between two individual organisms
What is scramble competition?
In scramble competition, all of the competing individuals get some of the resource
What is predation?
Predation is the catching, killing and eating of another organisms
What is a predator?
A predator is an organism that catches, kills and eats another organism
What is prey?
They prey is the organism that is eaten by the predator
What is parasitism?
Parasitism occurs when two organisms of different species live in close association and one organism (the parasite) obtains its food from, and to the disadvantage of, the second organism (the host)
What is symbiosis?
Symbiosis occurs when two organisms of different species live (and have to live) in close association and at least one of them benefit
