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Mutualism
When both animals benefit
Commensalism
When one animal benefits and the other is not affected
Parasitism
When one animal benefit and the other one is harmed
Predation
When one animal eats another for food
Competition
When two organisms compete for a limited resource
Predator
The animal that eats or hunts other animals
Prey
The animal that is hunted or eaten
Symbiosis
A relationship between animals
Predation
A relationship where one animal (predator) hunts and kills other animals (prey) for food.
Population
The number of one kind of species in an ecosystem.
Community
All the different species in an ecosystem that live and interact with each other.
4 needs of all animals
Food, Water, Shelter, Space
Limiting Factor
Anything that limits the amount of animals that can live in an ecosystem
Herbivore
Eats only plants
Carnivore
Eats only animals
Omnivore
Eats both plants and animals
Consumer
Must eat other plants and/or animals for food
Producer
Makes own food
Photosynthesis
The process by which plants make their own food
The fungus known as "chicken of the woods" grows on trees. The fungus breaks down the tree and gets its nutrients that
way. The tree decays, gets weak, and becomes very vulnerable to extreme weather
Parasitism
Oxpeckers are a small bird commonly found on rhinoceroses. The oxpecker feeds on the parasites that cover the
rhinoceroses' skin. The bird gets a meal and the rhinoceros is relieved of the harmful parasites
Mutualism
Cows stir up bugs from the ground for birds to eat. The cows are not impacted.
Commensalism
