Ecosystem Interactions Flashcards
1
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commensalism
A
a relationship in which one species benefits from another species and that species is neither harmed nor helped
2
Q
competition
A
an interaction in which different species attempt to use the same resource
3
Q
mutualism
A
a close relationship in which two different species provide a benefit to each other
4
Q
parasite
A
an organism that lives in or on another organism and feeds off that organism
5
Q
parasitism
A
the relationship between a parasite and its host
6
Q
predation
A
a relationship in which one organism eats another organism
7
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symbiosis
A
a relationship in which two organisms live in close association with each other
