Interactions Among Living Things

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What is predation?

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Predation is a biological interaction where one organism (the predator) kills and eats another organism (the prey) for food.

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What is a predator?

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A predator is an organism that hunts and kills other organisms for food.

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What is prey?

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Prey is an organism that is hunted and eaten by a predator.

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What is competition in ecology?

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Competition is the struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources.

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What is a host in a parasitic relationship?

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A host is an organism that is affected by a parasite living on or in it.

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What is a parasite?

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A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host and gets its food at the host's expense.

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What is commensalism?

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

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What is symbiosis?

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Symbiosis is a close and long-term interaction between two different species.

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What is mutualism?

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Mutualism is a type of symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.

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What is camouflage?

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Camouflage is a defense mechanism where an organism blends in with its surroundings to avoid detection by predators.