Predator-Prey Interactions

community

populations of different species that share the same habitat and share the same area

predation

one population consumes another population

parasite

one population lives on or in a host for resources

competition

different populations compete for the same resource 

mutualism

different populations benefit each other

limiting resource

one whose available quantity is less than the required amount of population growt

parasitoid

a predator that lives within a host and consumes it over time, eventually killing it

parasite

and organism that obligately lives on or in a host organism

pathogen

a parasite that causes infectious disease

reproductive ratio

number of new infections caused by a single infected individual

virulence

the level of harm that a parasite causes its host