Vocabulary on Symbiosis

1. Prey -an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food
2. symbiosis-interaction between two different organisms living in close physical
association, typically to the advantage of both.
3. energy pyramid- a graphical model of energy flow in a community.
4. commensalism-when one species benefits and the other neither benefits or is
harmed
5. parasitism-a relationship that involves one organism living with, on, or inside
another organism and harming it.
6. mutualism-A relationship in which both species benefit
7. predation-the preying of one animal on others
8. amensalism-a relationship between two species of organisms in which the individuals
of one species adversely affect those of the other and are unaffected themselves.
9. host-the one being harmed in parasitism
10. parasite-the organism (the one doing the harm) that benefits in parasitism