Interactions in the environment Flashcards
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Ecology
The particular branch of science that studies how organisms interact with other organisms and their environment
The ecological interactions that take place within a specific area are generally classified into 4 levels …
Populations
Communities
Ecosystems
Biosphere
Competition between members of the SAME species is called…
Intraspecific
Competition between DIFFERENT species is called…
Interspecific
Symbiosis
Describes the way in which 2 different species living together in the SAME community, INTERACT with each other over a LONG TIME PERIOD .
Mutualism
Both species benefit
3 types of symbiosis
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Commensalism
The one species benefits the other one in unaffected
Parasitism
One species benefits the other species is harmed in some way
Individuals in a species live together in…
Populations
Different populations make up a …
Community
Communitues together with the non living things in their surroundings make up a …
Ecosystem
All ecosystems on earth make up an ….
Biosphere
Species
Similar organisms that can successfully interbreed
Population
A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area at a specific point in time
Community
All the populations of organisms that interact in a certain area
Ecosystem
Many differently organisms that interact with each other in a specific area
Interactions in a ecosystem (biotic)
Symbiosis, competition, feeding
Interactions in a ecosystem (Symbiosis)
Parasitism, mutualism, commensalism
Competition
When 2 organisms in an ecosystem need to share a valuable and often limited resource .
2 ways to resolve competition
Compromising or fighting
Sharing, to avoid competition, is known as…
Resource partitioning
