Topic 1 - Interacrions Within an Ecosystem Flashcards
Ecologist
A scientist who studies interactions between the abiotic and biotic parts of the environment
Host
The organism that a parasite lived and feeds on
Ecosystem
The interactions between living and non-living thing in a particular environment
Parasitism
A symbolic relationship between two different types of organisms on which one of the partners is harmed and the other benefits
Ecology
The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment
Commensalism
Symbolic relationship in which one partner benefits and the other partner appears to neither lose nor gain from the relationship
Parasite
An organism that lives on or in another organism (the host) and feeds on it
Habitat
The location where an organism lives
Mutualism
A symbolic relationship between two different types of organisms that is beneficial to both organisms (Win-Win)
3 symbolic relationships
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism
Adaptation
An inherited characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment
Adapted
Well-Suited
4 needs of living things
Water
Exchange of Gases
Food
Suitable habitat
Symbiosis
An interaction between organisms of different species living in close proximity to each other in a relationship that lasts over time
