Ecological Relationships In Nature

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Mutualism

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A type of symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the interaction.

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Commensalism

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A type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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Parasitism

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A type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits at the expense of the other.

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Predator

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An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism.

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Prey

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An organism that is hunted and eaten by a predator.

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Symbiosis

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A close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms.

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Amensalism

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A type of relationship where one organism is inhibited or destroyed while the other remains unaffected.

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Competition

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A relationship between organisms that strive for the same resources in an ecosystem.