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LOOCEIGALC

Ecological
LAHPTSONIERI
Relationship
ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS

 describe the interactions


between
and among organisms within their
environment.

 There are five types of ecological


relationship
MUTUALISM
is a relationship in which both species benefit

Examples: Bee and Flowers


PARASITISM
is a relationship in which one organism
benefits and the other organism is harmed, but
not always killed. The organism that benefits
is called the parasite, and the one that is harmed
is the host.
Example: Mosquito and Human
COMPETITION
is when individuals or populations compete
for the same resource, and can occur within
or between species.
Example: Cat and Dog competing for food
PREDATION
is when one organism eats
another organism to obtain nutrients.
The organism that is eaten is called the prey.
Example: Hawk eating Rat
COMMENSALISM
is a relationship in which one organism
benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

Example:  Barnacles that grow on Whales


Directions: Write the correct answer on the space
provided before the number.

_______1.A relationship in which one organism benefits while


the other is neither helped nor harmed.
_______2. A relationship in which one organism benefits and
the other organism is harmed, but not always killed.
_______3. Individuals or populations compete for the same
resource, and can occur within or between species.
_______4.One organism eats another organism to obtain
nutrients.
_______5.A relationship in which both species benefit.
Assignment
Differentiate Food Chain and Food
Web.

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