Lesson 7.4 Flashcards
2 types of competition
Intraspecific and interespecific competition
is an interaction in which organisms compete with one another.
Competition
competition among individuals of the same species (co- specifics)
INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION
-competition between members of different species.
INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION
-refers to the living together of two or more organisms, called symbionts, in an ecosystem over a long period of time.
SYMBIOSIS
Symbiosis is co.posed of
- Mutualism
- Parasitism
- Commensalism
-it is a two-way relationship wherein both organisms benefit from each other.
Mutualism
-is an antagonistic relationship wherein organism benefits and the other is injured.
PARASITISM
-is a one-sided relationship, wherein one organism benefits, and the other is neither benefited nor injured.
COMMENSALISM