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Term | Definition |
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competition | when two or more individuals or populations try to use the same resource |
predator | an organism that eats all or part of another organism |
prey | an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism |
symbiosis | a relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other |
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 |
parasitism | a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed |
parasite | the organism that benefits in a parasitic relationship |
host | the organism that is harmed in a parasitic relationship |
niche | an organism's place in its ecosystem |
invasive species | an organism that is not native to an area |
interspecific | between individuals of different species |
intraspecific | between individuals of the same species |