LS2-2 Interactions Between Organisms

Front

What is the term for the relationship where both organisms benefit from each other?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What do we call a community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system?

Back

Ecosystem

Front

What type of relationship occurs when one organism benefits at the expense of another?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What is the term for the smaller organisms that are eaten by larger organisms?

Back

Prey

Front

What is an organism that can produce its own food called?

Back

Producer

Front

What is the term for the struggle between organisms for the same resources?

Back

Competition

Front

What do we call a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area?

Back

Population

Front

What is the term for a living thing that is made up of cells and can reproduce?

Back

Organism

Front

What type of relationship exists when one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

Back

Commensalism

Front

What is the role of a predator in an ecosystem?

Back

To hunt and eat prey.