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1.3 Ecology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| niche | the role of an organism in its habitat |
| symbiosis | a close relationship between two species in which at least one benefits |
| prey | organism that is killed and eaten |
| parasitism | a relationship in which one species lives on or in another organism and benefits and the other species is harmed |
| predation | when one organism kills another for food |
| natural selection | the process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce |
| host | an organism that is harmed by another organism living on it or in it |
| predator | organism that kills another for food |
| competition | the struggle to survive over limited resources |
| commensalism | a relationship in which one species benefits and the other is not affected |
| parasitism | an organism that lives on or in another organism and harms it |
| mutualism | a relationship in which both organisms benefit |
| adaptations | behaviors or physical characteristics that make an organism better able to survive |