4. Amoeba Sisters Ecological Relationships

Front

What is the term for the food source of a predator?

Back

Prey

Front

What is the relationship called when different species live together?

Back

Symbiosis, Symbiotic relationship

Front

What do we call an organism that captures and kills another organism for food?

Back

Predator

Front

What type of symbiotic relationship benefits both organisms involved?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What is the term for when organisms compete for the same resource?

Back

Competition

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits while the other is harmed?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What is the ecological term for a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

Back

Commensalism

Front

What is the term for the role an organism plays in its environment, including its habitat and interactions with other organisms?

Back

Niche

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

Back

Carrying capacity

Front

What is the process called by which organisms adapt to their environment over time?

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Natural selection