Ecological Relationships Review

An organism that eats another organism.

Commensalism - remoras benefit from the leftovers of the shark's meals without harming the shark.

Parasitism - one organism benefits at the expense of another.

A relationship where both organisms benefit, such as fungi and algae in lichens.

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

A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another, like mites on honeybees.

The relationship between honeybees and flowers, where bees pollinate flowers and receive nectar.

When two or more organisms vie for the same resources, such as food or space.

A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.

A close and long-term interaction between two different species.