Interspecific and Intraspecific Relationships in Ecosystems

Relationships between living things from the same species are called

• INTRAspecific

• INTERspecific

Relationships between living things from different species are called

• INTRAspecific

• INTERspecific

This picture is an example of:

• Intraspecific relationship

• Interspecific relationship

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WHAT DOES INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP MEAN?

• The relationship between members of same species.

• The relationship between members of different species.

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Match the following

• a predator hunts and eats prey

• Predation

• symbiotic relationship where a parasite harms a host species.

• Parasitism

• symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other isn't affected.

• Commensalism

• symbiotic relationship where both species benefit

• Mutualism

• two organisms in a species need the same food source.

• Competition

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​ (a)   is when organisms try to obtain the same resources, which may only exist in limited amounts.

• Competition

• Symbiosis

• Predation

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Symbiotic relationships ​ (a)   biodiversity​ because, often, the different species support each other to thrive and survive.

• increase

• decrease

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Look at the ecosystem pictured. The animals and plants in this ecosystem are a(n)​ (a)   interacting in the same area

• community

• population

• ecosystem

INTRASPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP IS...

• The relationship between members of the same species.

• The relationship between members of different species

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Owls and mice have .... relationship because ...

• intraspecific ... they belong to the same species.

• intraspecific... they belong to different species.

• interspecific... they belong to different species.

• interspecific... they belong to the same species.

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