1.3 Interactions Among Living Things

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What is the term for an organism that is harmed while another organism benefits from it?

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Parasitism.

Front

What do we call the role an organism plays in its habitat?

Back

Niche.

Front

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

Back

Competition.

Front

What type of interaction occurs when both organisms benefit from their relationship?

Back

Mutualism.

Front

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

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Commensalism.

Front

What is the term for an organism that is eaten by another organism?

Back

Prey.

Front

What do we call an organism that hunts and eats other organisms?

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Predator.

Front

What is the term for the maximum number of individuals an environment can support?

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Carrying capacity.

Front

What type of interaction involves one organism benefiting at the expense of another?

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Parasitism.

Front

True or False: Camouflage is an example of competition among organisms.

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False.