terms to learn

Question 1

carrying capacity

Answer 1

the largest population that an environment can support at any given time

Question 2

prey

Answer 2

an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

Question 3

predator

Answer 3

an organism that eats all part of another organism

Question 4

symbiosis

Answer 4

a relationship in which two different organisms live in chose association with each other

Question 5

mutualism

Answer 5

relationship between two species in which both species benefit

Question 6

commercialism

Answer 6

a relationship between two organisms in which one organisms benefits and the other is unaffected

Question 7

parasitism

Answer 7

a relationship between two species in which one species the parasite benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed

Question 8

coevolution

Answer 8

the evolution of two species that is due to mutual influence, often in a way that makes the relationship more beneficial to both species