SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP

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What is a symbiotic relationship?

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A close interaction between two different organisms, which can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral to one or both parties.

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Define mutualism.

Back

A type of symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.

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Define commensalism.

Back

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

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Define parasitism.

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A type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of the other, which is harmed.

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Give an example of mutualism.

Back

Bees pollinating flowers; both the bees and the flowers benefit.

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Give an example of commensalism.

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Barnacles attaching to a whale; barnacles benefit while the whale is unaffected.

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Give an example of parasitism.

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A tapeworm living in the intestines of a host; the tapeworm benefits while the host is harmed.

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What is the main difference between mutualism and parasitism?

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Mutualism benefits both organisms, while parasitism benefits one and harms the other.

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What is competition in ecology?

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A relationship where two organisms vie for the same resources, which can be detrimental to both.

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What is an ecological niche?

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The role and position a species has in its environment, including all interactions with biotic and abiotic factors.