BIO120H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Herbivore, Limiting Factor, Parasitoid
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Consumer resource interaction any interaction between species in which one species preys on or otherwise consumes the other. Mutualism an interaction between two species that benefits both. Insects pollinating plants for their nectar or pollen. Symbiosis a close physical association between two species, usually coevolved. Symbiotic relationships can be parasitic or mutualistic (living together) 11. 1 all organisms are involved in consumer resource interactions. Consumer-resource interaction most important interaction in nature. Predator an animal or protist (rarely, a plant) that kills and eats animals or protists. Parasite an organism that consumes parts of a living host, usually without killing the host. Parasitoid an insect whose larvae live within and consume the tissues of a living host, usually another insect. Herbivore an organism that consumes living plants or their parts. Detritivore an organism that feeds on detritus (waste of other organism) A commensal (+/0) interaction classification of consumer-resource interactions. 11. 2 the dynamics of consumer resource interactions reflect mutual evolutionary responses.
