Mutualism: animal-plant Flashcards
1
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Symbiosis (def)
A
Close, long-term interactions between species
Inc. mutualism, commensalism and parasitism
2
Q
Mutualism (def)
A
+:+
Beneficial to both
Injurious to neither
3
Q
Commensalism (def)
A
+:0
One organism benefits
The other unaffected
4
Q
Parasitism (def)
A
+:-
One partner benefits
The other harmed
5
Q
Facilitation (def)
A
One organism benefits the other and neither harmed
Inc. mutualism and commensalism
6
Q
Obligate (def)
A
Organism dependent upon symbiotic associate
7
Q
Facultative (def)
A
Species benefits from symbiotic relationship
BUT not dependent on it
8
Q
Endozoochroy (def)
A
When seeds are digested by fruit eating birds and mammals and dispersed through faeces OR plants seed dispersal mechanism that involves animals
9
Q
Mycophagy
A
Animals eating fungi
