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203 Interactions
Term | Definition |
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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 |