Libro Shet Flashcards
(51 cards)
A relationship where unlike organisms exist together
Symbiosis
3 types of symbiotic relationships
Commensalism, mutualism, parasitism
Two species live together and one species benefits from the other without harming or benefitting the other.
Commensalism
Two mutually organisms mutually benefit from each other.
Mutualism
One party/symbiont benefits to the detriment of the other.
Parasitism
Parasites that live outside the host’s body
Ectoparasites
Parasites that live inside the body of the host
Endoparasites
Invasion of ectoparasites
Infestation
Invasion of endoparasites
Infection
Parasites that can live independently of the host; do not have to live inside a host to complete their life cycle.
Facultative parasites
Parasites that must live inside a host
Obligate parasite
Parasites that remain in a host from early life to maturity
Permanent parasites
Parasites that visit the host during feeding time
Intermittent parasites
Parasites that occur inside an unusual host
Incidental parasite
Parasites whose larva develops in a host while the adult is free-living
Transitory parasite