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LIVING ORGANISMS
Types of interactions between living organisms:-
a) prey-predator
b) symbiosis
commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
c) competition
PREY-PREDATOR
• A predator is an animal that hunts and eats
other animals (prey).
• A prey is an animal which caught and eaten by
a stronger animal.
• Example:- lion as a predator
- zebra as a prey
SYMBIOSIS
There are three different categories:-
i. commensalism
interaction between two different types of
organisms in which one organism benefits
(commensalism) while the other organism is
neither help or harmed (host).
Example:- remora fish and shark
- money plant
ii. Mutualism
Interaction between two different organisms that
benefits both.
Example:- fungus and moss
- bee and flower
iii. Parasitism
Interaction between two different types of
organisms where one organism benefits
(parasitism) and the other is harmed (host)
and may be even die.
Example:- tapeworm and human
- mosquito and human
COMPETITION
interaction between two individuals or two
population living in same habitat to compete for
basic needs such as:
food
water
shelter
light
mate
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
• The natural way to control the number of pests by
using its predator in an area.
• Do no affect other good organisms in the habitat and
do not attract other unwanted predators or animals.
• Example:- owl (predator)
- mouse (pest)