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Interspecific
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| interspecific | between members of different species |
| mutualistic | interspecific relationship where both species benefit from the relationship |
| commensalism | interspecific relationship where one species benefits and the other is not affected |
| ammensalism | interspecific relationship where one species is harmed and the other is not affected |
| exploitation | interspecific relationship where one is harmed and the other benefits |
| predator/prey relationship | is a form of exploitation where the prey dies and the predator benefits nutritionally |
| herbivory | is a form of exploitation where the herbivore harms the plant by eating it and the herbivore benefits nutritionally. |
| parasitism | is a form of exploitation where an organism lives on or in an other harming it by taking nutrients for its own gain. |
| hemiparasite | a form of exploitation, but not a full parasite. Seen in mistletoe, where it gains water and some nutrients from its host plant but can photosynthesize itself. |
| mimicry | An adaptation, that gains a benefit by looking like another species |
| Batesian mimicry | a palatable or non-toxic species looks like an unpalatable or toxic species. |
| Mullerian mimicry | Where two or more unpalatable or harmful species look similar, is a form of aposematism (warning signal), that benefits prey and predator. |
| competition | interspecific relationship where both species are harmed from the relationship |
| niche | the combination of an organisms, habitat, its job, the adaptations and its tolerance to abiotic factors. |
| Gauses principal of competitive exclusion | no two species that have the same niche requirements can co-exist, one will always outcompete the other. |
| Allelopathy (antibiosis) | interspecific relationship where one species produces a chemical that harms the other, gaining a competitive advantage |
| brood parasitism | a form of exploitation, where one species lays its eggs in another species nest with the expectation the other species will raise its young. |
| camouflage | a physical adaptation that makes an organism blend in with its environment |
| epiphyte | a type of commensalism whereby a plant that grows on another plant gaining better access to light but is not a parasite so does not harm its host |
| host | an organism that another either lives on or in |
| endoparasite | a parasite that lives inside another organism |
| ectoparasite | a parasite that lives on the outside another organism |
| adaptation | inheritable traits that increase the chance of survival. They can be structural e.g claws, behavioural e.g. active at night or physiological, e.g. venom. |
| morphology | The physical structure of an organism |
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