animal interactions and ecology basics

Name the Interaction.

• Mutualism/Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

• Competition

Name the interaction.

• Parasitism

• Competition

• Mutualism/Commensalism

• Predation

Name the interaction.

• Parasitism

• Mutualism/Commensalism

• Predation

• Competition

Name the Interaction.

• Mutualism/Commensialism

• Parasitism

• Predation

• Competition

Aspen trees growing side by side. Name the interaction.

• Parasitism

• Competition

• Mutualism/Commensalism

• Predation

As the number of gray wolves in Yellowstone increases, the number of elk ____________.

As the number of gray wolves in Yellowstone increases, the number of aspen trees ______________.

Competition is....

• Deer and elk browse for shrubs in winter

• Roundworms live in the intestines of dogs

• Bees gather nectar and pollinate flowers

• Gophers dig tunnels and expose insects to nearby birds

A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Ecosphere

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

• Population
• Community
• Habitat
• Ecosystem