6.1.4.2 Interactions Within Ecosystems

Front

What is the relationship called when both species benefit from their interaction, such as ants living in acacia trees?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What type of relationship is exemplified by wolves hunting in a pack?

Back

Cooperative relationship

Front

What is the term for the relationship where one organism hunts and eats another, such as orcas hunting seals?

Back

Predator-prey relationship

Front

What do we call a long-term relationship between organisms of two species that usually involves an exchange of food or energy?

Back

Symbiosis

Front

What type of relationship occurs when two species compete for the same resource, such as woodpeckers and squirrels wanting to live in tree holes?

Back

Competitive relationship

Front

What is the term for the interaction where one species benefits at the expense of another?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What is the ecological 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 variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

Back

Biodiversity

Front

What is the relationship called when one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

Back

Commensalism

Front

What is the process by which two species evolve in response to changes in each other over time?

Back

Co-evolution