Vocab
Need for systems to work together to accomplish a various task.
Interdependent
Predatory interactions may _________ the number of organisms, or _________- whole populations of organisms.
Reduce, Eliminate
Head lice living on a human scalp.
P, C, M, COM, PAR
PAR
The snake eat a frog. The frog does not benefit.
P C M COM or PAR
P- Predatory Interaction
A system comprising biotic and abiotic factors of an environment.
Ecosystem
Mutually beneficial interactions may become so __________-that each organism requires the other for survival.
Interdependent
A tick living on a dog
P, C, M, COM, PAR
PAR
The killer whale and the seal both eat penguins
C
When two or more individuals or populations attempt to obtain a resource.
Competitive Interaction
Although species involved in these _______, __________, and mutually beneficial interactions vary across systems.
Competitive, Predatory
A bird building a nest in a tree.
P, C, M, COM, PAR
COM
A lion eats a gazelle. The gazelle does not benefit.
P
An interaction that is helpful to both organisms
Mutually beneficial interactions
Ecosystems have multiple __________- going on simultaneously.
Relationships
The hawk and the owl hunt many of the same animals.
C
The honeybee pollinates the flower, helping it reproduce. The bee gets nutrients from the flower.
P , C , M, COM, PAR
M
An interaction during which one animals eats another.
Predatory interaction
Although species involved in these competitive, predatory, and ____________- interactions vary across systems.
Mutually beneficial