Predator/Prey
An organism that lives by hunting other organisms.
What is a predator?
To be better suited to survive.
What is an adaptation?
The interaction between organisms or species, in which the struggle to survive
What is competition?
Special feeding relationships.
What is symbiosis?
First species in an area
What are pioneer species?
An animal hunted for food.
What is Prey?
An adaptation that allows the animal to blend in with its environment to avoid being detected.
What is camouflage?
The three major types of interactions
competition, predation and symbiosis
What are the three types of symbiosis?
Parasitism Mutualism Commensalism
Succession that occurs without soil
What is primary succession?
The struggle for survival
What is competition
The resemblance of an animal species to another species or to a natural object.
What is mimicry?
Why does competition exist?
There is a limited number of resources.
One organism benefits while the other does not.
What is parasitism?
Succession that occurs with soil
What is secondary succession?
An organism's role in an ecosystem
What is a niche
Having a shell for protection is an example of
What is protective covering
Populations rise and fall in a specific
What is cycle?
Both organisms benefit.
What is mutualism?
A tornado would cause this type of succession
What is secondary succession?
Results in adaptations
What is natural selection
A brightly colored organism would stay alive because of this defense strategy
What is warning coloring?
The spray of a skunk is an example of a
What is prey adaptation?
One organism benefits and the other does not, but it is not harmed either.
What is commensalism?
Mosses, lichens and fungi are example of
What are pioneer species?