1.
biological interactions:
2.
commensalism:
3.
competition:
4.
ecosystem:
5.
host:
6.
mutualism:
7.
parasitism:
8.
parasite:
9.
predation:
10.
predator:
11.
prey:
12.
symbiosis:
Column B
a. relationship in which one organism benefits while the other organism is harmed
b. an organism that lives inside or near another organism (host), typically using the host for nourishment and shelter
c. an organism that is killed and/or eaten by another organism (predator)
d. when two or more organisms need the same resource (food, water, space, territory, mates) for survival
e. the relationship between two organisms that live together in an environment
f. a relationship in which one organism benefits while the other organism is neither helped nor harmed
g. a relationship in which two organisms benefit from each other
h. the effects that the organisms in a community have on one another
i. an organism that harbors another organism (parasite) inside or near its own body, typically providing nourishment and shelter for the parasite
j. a biological interaction in which a predator feeds on its prey
k. all living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment
l. an organism that kills and eats other organisms (prey)