Estuaries And Intertidal Zone Pt2 Flashcards
When one organism eats another organism to obtain nutrients
Predation
Organism that is eaten
Prey
The other that eats the prey
Predator
Different species compete for food
Competition
Is an interaction in which one organism benefits while the other nor benefits or is harm
Commensalism
Is a relationship in which both species benefit
Mutualism
Is a relationship in which one organism benefits but the other organism is harmed
Parasitism
Is a diagram that shows how energy moves from one organism to another when one organism eats another
Food chain
Make their own food usually through photosynthesis using the energy from the sun
Producers
Do not produce their own food but feed on the others
Consumers
Feed on the producer
Primary consumer
Feed on other animals
Secondary consumer and tertiary consumer
Consist of a number of food chains meshed together
Food web