Ecological Relationships

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What is Mutualism?

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A type of ecological relationship where both organisms benefit from their interaction.

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What is Commensalism?

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

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What is Parasitism?

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

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What is Predator-Prey relationship?

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A type of ecological relationship where one organism hunts, kills, and eats another organism.

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What is Competition in ecology?

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An interaction between organisms where they compete for the same resources, such as food, space, or mates.

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Example of Mutualism?

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The Egyptian plover eating scraps from a Nile Crocodile's mouth.

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Example of Commensalism?

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A monarch caterpillar using a milkweed plant for protection without harming it.

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Example of Parasitism?

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A tick feeding on a deer, benefiting from the blood while harming the deer.

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Example of Predator-Prey?

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A lion hunting and eating a zebra.

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What is a Producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.