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203 Interactions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Types of interactions - | competition, predation, symbiosis |
| competition - | When two organisms compete for the same resource, especially food |
| Predation - | An interaction in which one organism kills another for food. |
| 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 These organisms have "symbiotic relationships" types: parasitism, mutualism, commensalism |
| parasitism - | One organism benefits and the other is harmed example: a tick |
| host - | An organism on which a parasite lives |
| Mutualism - | both organisms benefit example: flowers and pollinators |
| Commensalism - | A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected example: barnacles on a whale |
| scarce - | in short supply Finite |
| Insectivores - | eat insects |
| Pollinator - | an insect or bird that carries pollen from one flower to another |