Ecological relationships Flashcards
how do organisms interact with each other in feeding relationships?
symbiotic and non symbiotic relationships
a type of relationship in which both organisms benefit from eachother
mutualism
involves organisms living in close nutrional relationships
symbiotic relationships
involves organisms living in close nutrional relationships
symbiotic relationships
a type of relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is neither harmed nor benefited
commensalism
a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of the other
parasitism
is the organism that benefits
parasite
is the organism being harmed
host
Two types of parasite
ectoparasite and endoparasite
lives on the surface of the host
ectoparasite
lives inside the body of the host
endoparasite
pertains to populations or individualal organisms which compete for the same resource
competition
A symbiotic relationship where one organism kills and eats another organism to obtain nutrients
predation
A symbiotic relationship where one organism kills and eats another organism to obtain nutrients
predation
is the organism being eaten
prey