Relationships Between Organisms Flashcards
Predator
A animal which eats another animal
Prey
A animal that gets eaten by the predator
Tertiary
The name for the third level of consumers
10% rule
When a level gets energy only 10% is passed to the next level and the other 90% is used for processes like respiration, reproduction, and growth
Energy pyramid
A model that shows how energy is passed through different levels of species and what species are in each level.
Symbiosis
A relationship in which two different organisms in close association with each other
Mutualism
Both species benefit;sometimes depends on each other to survive
Parasitism
One species (parasite) benefits from the other species (host) which is harmed
Commensalism
When one organism is benefited and the other organism is not benefited nor is it harmed or hurt