Relationships Between Organisms Flashcards
1
Q
Predator
A
An animal which eats other animals for food
2
Q
Prey
A
The animal which gets eaten by the predator
3
Q
Tertiary
A
The third level consumer
4
Q
10% rule
A
10 % percent of the energy gets lost from one level to the next.
5
Q
Energy pyramid
A
A model of how energy flows through an ecosystem.
6
Q
Symbiosis
A
A relation in which two different organisms live in a close association
7
Q
Mutualism
A
Both species benefit sometimes depends on each other for survival
8
Q
Parasitism
A
One species benefits from the other species which is harmed.
9
Q
Commensalism
A
When one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
