Reading: Populations

Vocab

Predation: A relationship in which a member of one species, the predator, eats or preys on a member of another species, the prey.

Interspecific Competition: Competition between two or more species for the same resources.

Intraspecific Competition: Competition between members of one species for the same resources.

Symbiosis: A close relationship between two species that may benefit one or both species.

Parasitism: A relationship in which one organism (parasite) benefits at the other organism's (the host's) expense.

Mutualism: A relationship in which both species benefit.

Commensalism: A relationship in which one species benefits while the other is not affected.