Studied by 4 people
Community
All living organisms in an area.
Ecosystem
All living and non-living things in an area.
Biome
The plants and animals found in a given region, this is determined by climate. (example: tropical rainforest)
Mutualism
A relationship that benefits both organisms. (example: a coral reef, the coral and the fish eating off of it both thrive)
Commensalism
A relationship that benefits one organism and doesn’t affect another. (example: bird’s nests in trees)
Competition
Organisms fighting over a single resource such as food or shelter. This limits population size.
Predation
When one organism uses another as an energy source. (example: hunters and parasites)
True predators/carnivores
When they kill and eat prey for energy.
Parasites
Uses a host organism for energy, often not killing the host and living inside the host. (example: mosquitoes and tapeworms)
Parasitoids
They lay eggs inside of a host, the eggs hatch and larvae eat the host for energy. (example: parasitic wasps)
Symbiosis
Any close/long-term interaction between two organisms of different species. (example: mutualism and commensalism)
Resource partitioning
Different species using the same resource in different ways in order to reduce competition.
Temporal partitioning
Using resources at different times. (example: wolves hunting during the day, coyotes hunting during the nighttime)
Spacial partitioning
Using different areas of a shared habitat.
Morphological partitioning
Using different resources based on different evolved body features.
