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Ecology Vocabulary

Chapter 18 Sec 3

QuestionAnswer
prey an animal that a predator feed upon
predator an organism that kills and eats all or part of another organism
symbiosis relationship between two organisms in which at least one of the organisms benefit
Mutualism a type of symbiosis in which both partners benefit
Commensalism relationship between two species in which one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
Parasitism relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another and harms it
coevolution evolution of two species that is due to mutual influence that often makes the relationship more beneficial
parasite an organism that lives on or in a host and cases harm to the host
host an organism that provides an environment for a virus or another organism to live
producer an organism that can make its own food
carrying capacity largest population that an environment can support at any given time
limiting factor an environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing.
camouflage a characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment or reproduce
adaptation a characteristic that improves an individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment
mimicry the resemblance shown by one animal species, to another, which protects it from predators
ism the act or state of
sis condition
sym together, with
co together
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