Interactions With Organisms Flashcards
1
Q
Symbiosis
A
A relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other
2
Q
Parasitism
A
One species benefits from the other species which is harmed
3
Q
Commensalism
A
One organism benefits and the other is unaffected
4
Q
Mutualism
A
Both species benefit;sometimes depend on each other to survive
5
Q
Predator
A
An organism that hunts another organism for food
6
Q
Prey
A
An animal that gets hunted by the predator
7
Q
Energy Pyramid
A
A model that shows the flow of energy from one feeding level to the next in an ecosystem
8
Q
10% rule
A
How much energy is past on to one organism to another
