140 likes | 276 Views
8-2 How Species Interact with Each Other. Page 203. A. An Organism’s Niche. 1. A niche can be a range of conditions in which a species can survive. B. Competition. 1. Relationship in which different individuals or populations attempt to use the same limited resource. . C. Predation.
E N D
A. An Organism’s Niche • 1. A niche can be a range of conditions in which a species can survive.
B. Competition • 1. Relationship in which different individuals or populations attempt to use the same limited resource.
C. Predation • 1. When a predator feeds upon its prey.
C. Predation • 2. The predator is the organism that feeds on another organism.
C. Predation • 3. The prey is the organism fed upon.
D. Parasitism • 1. Relationship between a parasite and its host.
D. Parasitism • 2. A parasite lives and feeds on another organism.
D. Parasitism • 3. The host is the organism a parasite gets it nourishment (food) from.
E. Mutualism • 1. Relationship in which 2 species benefit each other for survival.
F. Commensalism • 1. Relationship in which one organism benefits and another is not harmed or helped (neutral).
G. Symbiosis and Coevolution • 1. Relationship in which 2 species live in close association.
G. Symbiosis and Coevolution • 2. Over time, these relationships may coevolve their adaptations in response to each other.