Marine Science AS Unit 3 Vocab

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Relationship between different species living close together

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Symbiosis

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Relationship where both organisms benefit.

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Mutualism

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Relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

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Commensalism

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Relationship where one organism benefits at the host's expense.

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Parasitism

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A parasite like a flea or louse that lives on its host's surface.

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Ectoparasite

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A parasite living inside its host.

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Endoparasite

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Commensal relationship where one organism attaches to another to travel.

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Phoresis

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Populations interacting in one habitat

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Community

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Relationship where two organisms are negatively affected by competing for the same niche.

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Competition

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Relationship where a predator hunts and eats prey.

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Predation