Symbiosis Flashcard Review

Front

The interaction between organisms in an ecosystem is called _____

Back

symbiosis

Front

The relationship where one organism eats another organism is called ______

Back

predation

Front

Which organism below is a parasite?

giraffes

,

spiders

,

ticks

,

grass

Back

ticks

Front

Termites and the bacteria in their stomach that allows them to digest wood is an example of __________ .

Back

mutualism

Front

When one organism benefits and the other organism is neither harmed nor benefited, that is an example of:

• mutualism
• predation
• parasitism
• commensalism

Back

commensalism

Front

Food webs and food chains are used to show _______ relationships between organisms.

Back

feeding

Front

A ________ studies how living things interact and depend on each other.

Back

ecologist

Front

An organism that hunts and kills other organisms for food

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predator

Front

When two organisms need the same resource at the same time

Back

competition

Front

The act of one organism feeding on another

Back

predation