Ecosystem - Interactions

It is an interaction between and among organisms where each seek to obtain the same source.

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Predation

It is an interaction among consumers wherein one consumer serves as the resource of the other.

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Predation

It is simply the living together of two or more organisms in an ecosystem over a long period of time.

• Competition

• Coalition

• Predation

• Symbiosis

It is an antagonistic relationship wherein one organism benefits while the other is injured.

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

It is a one-sided relationship wherein one organism benefits while the other organism is neither benefited nor injured. It means “at the table together.”

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

It is a two-way relationship wherein both organisms depend on each other for survival and both benefit from each other.

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

In predation, it serves as the resource of the other.

• Host

• Parasite

• Predator

• Prey

Tapeworms live in the small intestines of animals. They eat the animal’s partially digested food, which deprives the host of some food and nourishment. It is an example of _________.

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Both wolves and bears hunt the same prey in their habitats. But if the bears consume all the prey in the area, the wolves will die off, and the habitat will be imbalanced.

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Plants with bird or butterfly pollinators are good examples of _______________ interactions.

• Competitive

• Mutualistic

• Parasitic

• Predative