Community Interactions

Front

What is the relationship called when one organism eats another?

Back

Predation

Front

If the population of prey increases, what happens to the population of predators?

Back

The population of predators will increase.

Front

What type of relationship is exemplified by a tick living on the body of a deer?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What term describes the ecological relationship where both organisms benefit?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed?

Back

Commensalism

Front

In a predator-prey relationship, what typically happens to the prey population when the predator population increases?

Back

The prey population decreases.

Front

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

Back

Competition

Front

What is the term for the cycle that describes the fluctuations in predator and prey populations?

Back

Predator-Prey Cycle

Front

What happens to the predator population when the prey population decreases?

Back

The predator population will eventually decrease.

Front

What is an example of mutualism in nature?

Back

Bees pollinating flowers.