Community interactions

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What is symbiosis?

Back

A relationship between two different species.

Front

What type of symbiosis is demonstrated when a remora attaches to a shark?

Back

Commensalism.

Front

What type of interaction occurs when a frog eats a fly?

Back

Predator/prey.

Front

What type of symbiosis occurs when hummingbirds pollinate flowers while feeding on nectar?

Back

Mutualism.

Front

What is competition in ecological terms?

Back

When two or more organisms vie for the same resource, such as food or space.

Front

Define commensalism.

Back

A type of symbiosis where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

Front

Define mutualism.

Back

A type of symbiosis where both organisms benefit from the interaction.

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Define parasitism.

Back

A type of symbiosis where one organism benefits at the expense of the other.

Front

What is an example of competition in nature?

Back

A squirrel hiding acorns from chipmunks.

Front

What is the role of a predator in an ecosystem?

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To control the population of prey species.