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Vocab 20.1
Species Interaction
Term | Definition |
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Predation | A relationship between two species in which one species, the predator, feeds on the other species, the prey |
Interspecific Competition | A relationship between two species in which both species compete for limited resources such that both species are negatively affected by the relationship |
Symbiosis | A relationship in which 2 different organisms live in close association with each other |
Parasitism | A relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed |
Mutualism | A relationship between two species in which both species benefit |
Commensalism | A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected |