Ecological Relationships Higher

A type of ecological relationship where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

A type of ecological relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.

An ecological relationship where one organism (the predator) hunts and consumes another organism (the prey).

An ecological relationship where two or more organisms compete for the same resources, such as food, space, or mates.

A type of ecological relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another, often harming the host.

Barnacles attaching to a whale; the barnacles benefit from being transported to various feeding areas, while the whale is unaffected.

Bees pollinating flowers; bees get food from nectar, and flowers get pollinated.

A lion hunting a zebra; the lion benefits by obtaining food, while the zebra is harmed.

Intraspecific competition occurs between members of the same species, while interspecific competition occurs between different species.

The role and position a species has in its environment, including all interactions with biotic and abiotic factors.