Interactions With Organisms Flashcards
1
Q
Predator
A
An animal which eats other animals for food
2
Q
Prey
A
An animal which is eaten by a predator
3
Q
Energy Pyramid
A
A graphic model of how energy flows in a food chain
4
Q
10% Rule
A
How much energy is passed to the next level of the food chain
5
Q
Parasitism
A
One species (parasite) benefits from the other species (host) which is harmed
6
Q
Commensalism
A
One organism being fits and the other is unaffected
7
Q
Mutualism
A
Both species benefit; sometimes depends on each other to survive
8
Q
Symbiosis
A
The interaction between two organisms living in close physical association
