Interactions With Organisms Flashcards
1
Q
Predator
A
An animal that eats other animals for food
2
Q
Prey
A
An animal which gets eaten by the predator
3
Q
Commensalism
A
One organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
4
Q
Mutualism
A
Both species benefit, sometimes depends on each other to survive
5
Q
Paratism
A
One species (parasite) benefits from the other species (the host) hitch is harmed.
6
Q
Symbiosis
A
A relationship in which two different organisms live in close association.
7
Q
Energy Pyramid
A
A model that uses a pyramid shape to show that the energy available for consumers decreases as it travels through a typical food chain or web
8
Q
10% Rule
A
Only 10% of the original energy is left to feed the next level
