Ecosystem Dynamics and Interactions Among Organisms

The video explores ecosystems, highlighting the interaction between living and non-living components. It delves into various relationships among organisms, such as predation, mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism, explaining how these interactions are crucial for survival and balance within ecosystems.

What are the two main components that make up an ecosystem?

• Living and non-living things

• Plants and animals

• Water and air

• Sunlight and soil

Which of the following best describes a predator in an ecosystem?

• An organism that lives inside another organism

• An organism that benefits from another without affecting it

• An animal that hunts other animals for food

• An organism that provides food for another

In mutualism, how do the organisms involved interact?

• One organism benefits while the other is harmed

• Both organisms benefit from each other

• One organism benefits while the other is unaffected

• Neither organism benefits

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Predation

• Commensalism

Which relationship involves an organism living on or inside another organism, relying on it for food and protection?

• Predation

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

Which of the following is NOT a type of relationship discussed in the ecosystem?

• Mutualism

• Symbiosis

• Predation

• Parasitism