Week 4-5 D Flashcards
The term biological community refers to all the living
components in an ecosystem.
Biological Communities
it is referring to a biological interaction where one organism captures
and kills other organisms, its prey
Predation
is referring to any close and long-term biological
interaction between two different organisms.
symbiotic relationship
it is referring to a biological and ecological interaction where both
organisms benefit from each other.
Mutualism
A symbiotic relationship between species, where one organism, the
parasite, lives on or in another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is
adapted structurally to this way of life
Parasitism
It is a concept that was introduced by Robert T. Paine in
1969. It pertains to species relative to its abundance is a disproportionate effect
on its natural environment.
Keystone species