Lesson Three-Interactions Among Living Things Flashcards
Niche
The role of an organism in its habitat is called a niche
How do adaptations help an organism to survive?
They are suited to its specific living conditions
Competition
The struggle for organisms to survive when using the same limited resources
Pretation
One organism kills another for food
Predator
Organism that does the killing
Prey
Organism that is killed
What are the three types of symbiosis?
Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism
Symbiosis
A relationship of two species where one or the species benefits
Mutualism
Both
Commensalism
One
Parasitism
One
Parasite
Organism that benifit a in parasitism
Host
The organism that a parasite lives on or in
Natural selection
Individuals whose unique characteristics are well suited for their environment are likely to survive
Adaptations
The behaviors and physical characteristics that allow organisms to live successfully in their environment
