Ecosystem Interactions
Ecosystem- A community where biotic and abiotic factors interact with their environment.
Parasite host relationship:
Parasite- the organism that gains from the other organism
Host- Organism that is losing from the relationship/ putting up with the parasite.
Parasite- the organism that gains from the other organism
Host- Organism that is losing from the relationship/ putting up with the parasite.
Mutualism- When 2 organisms are working together and both benefiting.
Commensalism- When one animal benefits and the other is not affected.
Commensalism- When one animal benefits and the other is not affected.
Predator/Prey relationship- When one organism eats the other organism. (Ex. Lion eating a zebra.)
Producer/Consumer relationship- When an organism consumes a plant that produces it's own energy from the sun.
Niche- A niche is a role an organism plays in an ecosystem (what it eats, what eats it, ect.).
Competition with Invasive Organisms-
When foreign organisms enter an ecosystem and have the same niche as another animal, it might cause competition between the species. If one of the organisms is more adapt and is faster or stronger, it might be a struggle for the other animal to survive. They may be forced to move away, find another food source, or they may die out. See: Squirrel Lab.
Competition within Ecosystems- If animals in an ecosystem have the same niche, there might be competion between them for resources. Usually though, if the organisms have lived in the same ecosystem for a while, there will be a good balance and one won't wipeout the other.
Natural Selection- Where organisms with a popular adaptation thrive and organisms without the adaptations start to die out. See: Moth Lab
Carrying Capacity- An ecosystems carrying capacity is the ammount of life it can sustain while maintaining equilibrium.