Ecology Competition

Front

What is the term for an organism that hunts and eats other organisms?

Back

Predator

Front

What are the interactions that occur between two or more different species called?

Back

Interspecific interactions

Front

Provide an example of competition in ecology.

Back

The hawk and the snake

Front

What type of competition occurs between individuals of the same species?

Back

Intraspecific competition

Front

What are the interactions that occur between organisms of the same species called?

Back

Intraspecific interactions

Front

What is the term for organisms that are hunted and eaten by predators?

Back

Prey

Front

What is the ecological term for the struggle between organisms for the same resources?

Back

Competition

Front

What type of interaction benefits one species while harming another?

Back

Predation

Front

What is the relationship called when two species compete for the same resource?

Back

Interspecific competition

Front

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

Back

Carrying capacity