Ecosystem Interactions Flashcards
behaviors and physical characteristics of species that allow them to live successfully in their environment
Adaptation
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of them
Symbiosis
The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited sources
Competition
An interaction in which one organism kills and eats the other
Predation
An animal that kills and eats the other
Predator
An animal that is eaten by another animal
Prey
A relationship in which both species benefit
Mutualism
A relationship in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped or harmed. Very rare in nature
Commensalism
A relationship where one organism lives in or on another organism and harms it
Parasitism
the organism the benefits in parasitism
Parasite
The organism that is harmed in parasitism
Host
