Interactions With Organisms Flashcards
1
Q
Predator
A
An animal that eats other animals
2
Q
Prey
A
An animal that gets eaten by the predator
3
Q
Energy Pyramid
A
A 2d or 3D model of of a pyramid that show how each organism gets energy
4
Q
10% rule
A
The predator on gets 10% of the preys energy
5
Q
Symbiosis
A
A relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other.
6
Q
Commensalism
A
One organism benefits and the other is unaffected
7
Q
Parasitism
A
One species (parasite) benefits from the other species (the host) which is harmed.
8
Q
Mutualism
A
Both species benefit; sometimes depends on each other to survive.
