Thursday, April 7, 2011

Blog 9; Define words

Competition : In a community, competition is always occuring, in situations such as food or looks etc.

Commensalism : is a class of relationship between two organisms where one organism benefits but the other is neutral.

Mutualism : is the way two organisms biologically interact where each individual derives a fitness benefit.

Predation :describes a biological interaction where a predator feeds on its prey.

Parasitism : is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.

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