Everything in the Universe can be grouped into two separate categories. Abiotic and biotic groups. Abiotic would be non-living things and biotic would be living things. In a habitat, all organisms must interact with abiotic and biotic organisms. There are three basic interactions that we will discuss. These interactions are competition, predation, and symbiosis. The first interaction we will discuss is competition.
Competition is when species struggle with each other because there is a limited supply of something. For instance, this could be food, safety, space, or not being eaten. Adaptation often occurs as the result of inter species competition. Without being able to adapt to your environment, animals will not be able to survive much environmental change. However, because they have a more narrow environment which less animals can survive in, the competition decreases. For instance, raccoons have a big environment that they can live in. They can almost live anywhere. However, an elf owl makes there home inside a cactus. They have a much smaller environment they can live in. Humans also have a small environment they can live in. However, we can make out environment change to match our home. The next interaction we will discuss is predation.
The next interaction that will be discussed is predation. Predation occurs when one organism eats another organism. Some organisms adapt and become either harder prey to catch or better predators. Sometimes both. All animals are adapted in some way. The next interaction we will discuss is symbiosis.
Symbiosis is made up of four basic interactions. One of these interactions is called mutualism. Mutualism is when there is a relationship between two species and at least one of the species benefits. Another interaction is called commensalism. Commensalism is when organism benefits and the other is neither helped or hindered. The last interaction is called parasitism. Parasitism is when one organism benefits and the other is hindered and called the host. The parasite lives off the host and causes damage to it. The most common interaction is mutualism.
Glossary
Competition - to organisms competing for resources
Predation - one organism eats another organism for food
Symbiosis - a relationship between two seperate species
Mutualism - a relationship between two species where at least one of the species benefits
Commensalism - a relationship between two species where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped or hindered
Parasitism - a relationship between two species where one organism is helped and the other organism is hindered in the process
Competition - to organisms competing for resources
Predation - one organism eats another organism for food
Symbiosis - a relationship between two seperate species
Mutualism - a relationship between two species where at least one of the species benefits
Commensalism - a relationship between two species where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped or hindered
Parasitism - a relationship between two species where one organism is helped and the other organism is hindered in the process