Ecology: Symbiosis 2025

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symbiosis

close interaction between organisms of a different species

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mutualism

symbiotic relationship where both species benefit

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commensalism

symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is not affected

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parasitism

symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed

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predation

when one organism kills and eats another

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competition

when two organisms fight over the same resources

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herbivory

where the consumer eats plants

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generalists

organisms that eat many different foods

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specialists

organisms that eat only a certain type of food