Interspecific Relationships
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- Competition is the struggle between two species for limited resources
- Ever since the drought, there's been so little water. I always make sure to get here super early so that I can have my fill.
- That buffalo keeps taking so much of the water! There's really ever enough left for me.
- Commensalism is an interspecific relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
- Predation is the use of one species as a resource by another species
- Mmm! This bunny is delicious and is sure to give me lots of energy.
- Parasitism occurs when a parasite takes nourishment from a host
- Haha! I can live off of this human forever, and he'll never know!
- As long as we protect this tree from harmful creatures, we can use it for shelter!
- Mutualism is an interspecific relationship in which both organisms benefit
- I'm so glad we came across this forest. We can nest on the tress for as long as we want, and the trees don't care at all!
- Symbiosis refers to any relationship in which two organisms live in close association with each other
- Competition, predation, parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism are all examples of symbiotic relationships.
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