Question | Answer |
What is coevolution? | The evolution of two species, that is due to mutual influence, often in a way that makes the relationship more beneficial to both species. |
What is carrying capacity? | The largest population that an environment can support at any time. |
What are prey? | Organisms that are killed and eaten by another organism. |
What is a predator? | An organism that eats all or part of another organism. |
What is symbiosis? | A relationship in which 2 different organisms live in close association with each other. |
What is mutualism? | A relationship between two species in which both species benefit. |
What is commensalism? | A relationship between 2 organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected. |
What is parasitism? | A relationship between 2 species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed |
What is a limiting factor? | A resource that is so scarce, that it limits the size of the population. |
What are the 4 main ways organisms affect one another? | Competition, Predator & Prey Relationships, Sympiotic Relationships, and Coevolution. |
When two or more individuals or populations try to use the same resource, such as food, water, shelter, space, or sunlight, it is called _____________________. | Competition |
What is camouflage? | A type of coloration that helps an organism blend in with its surroundings. |
The organism that gets harmed in a parasitism relationship is called the ___________________. | Host |
What is a pollinator? | An organism that carries pollen from one flower to another. |