species interactions

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What is mutualism?

Back

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.

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What type of species interaction occurs when two organisms fight over the same resource?

Back

Competition.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

Define symbiosis.

Back

A close association between two or more species.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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What type of interaction occurs when two different species help each other, like ostriches and gazelles?

Back

Mutualism.

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What is parasitism?

Back

A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.

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What is commensalism?

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A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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Give an example of mutualism.

Back

Bees pollinating flowers while feeding on nectar.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Front

What is the difference between competition and predation?

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Competition involves organisms fighting for the same resource, while predation involves one organism hunting and consuming another.

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What is an example of parasitism?

Back

A tapeworm living in the intestines of a cat.

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What is the role of a predator in an ecosystem?

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To control the population of prey species.

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