community interactions

symbiosis

Ecological relationship between organisms of different species

Mutualism (sd)

Both species benefit

Commensalism (sd)

One organism benefits, one is unaffected

Parasitism (sd)

One organism benefits, one is harmed

Predation

One organism captures and feeds on another organism (The predator captures and feeds on the prey)

Species

A group of similar organisms that can interbreed and make fertile offspring

Competition

When organisms attempt to use the same limited ecological resource in the same place at the same time

Intraspecific

Between members of the same species

Interspecific

Between members of different species

Resource refers to…

Water, nutrients, light, food, space, mates

Competitive exclusion principle

No two species can share the same niche in the same habitat at the same time

Habitat

Physical address, it’s home (includes both biotic and abiotic factors)

Niche

It’s role or job in the ecosystem (includes habitat, place in food web, reproductive habits, time active, temperature tolerance, etc)