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Interactions among O
NC.8.L.3.2
Term | Definition |
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Cooperation | A helpful interaction among organisms living in a limited area that assists each organism's survival. |
Competition | An interaction that occurs when organisms try to get the same same resource(s). |
Symbiosis | All the food chains in an ecosystem and how they are hooked. |
Mutualism | A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species (apart of symbiosis). |
Commensalism | A symbiotic relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. |
Parasitism | A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed. |
Parasite | An organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits at the other organism's expense. |
Host | An organism that a parasite lives in or on. |