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14-2 What Shapes an Ecosystemby elzbthgndhrt15 termsSeptember 30, 2007
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parasitism definitions
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1the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)55 sets
2symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism (the host) and consequently harms it41 sets
3one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it26 sets
4relationship in which a parasitic organism obtains its food at the expense of a host organism12 sets
5a symbiotic relationship whereby one organism/species benefits from the relationship and the other organism is harmed12 sets
6the relationship between a parasite and its host9 sets
7a symbiotic relationship in which the symbiont (parasite) benefits at the expense of the host by living either within the host (as an endoparasite) or outside the host (as an ectoparasite)9 sets
8symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed9 sets
9a close relationship; one species benefits, the other is harmed9 sets
10a relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed8 sets
11one organism benefits and the other is harmed8 sets
12a form of symbiosis in which one party's fitness is increased while the other party's fitness is reduced8 sets
13symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another organism7 sets
14a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another.7 sets
15a relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed7 sets
16relationship in which one partner obtains nutrients at the expense of the host7 sets
17a relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another and harms it6 sets
18a type of symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed6 sets
19a symbiotic relationship in which a member of one species derives benefit at the expense of another species6 sets
20a relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it.6 sets
21the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it6 sets
22a species interaction that resembles predation in that one individual is harmed while the other individual benefits5 sets
23a symbiotic association in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed5 sets
24symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another5 sets
25type of predation in which the predator feeds on but usually does not kill a larger organism5 sets
26the relationship between the parasite and its host4 sets
27a symbiotoc relationship in which one organism benefits but the other is harmed4 sets
28a relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, and usually harms the host4 sets
29relationship i which one organism, the parasite, obtains its food at the expense of another organism, the host.4 sets
30a type of symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed.4 sets
31a relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from that relationship while the host organism is harmed by it.3 sets
32an interspecific relationship where one individual is benefited and the other harmed3 sets
33when one organism feeds on and usually lives on or in another, typically larger, organism3 sets
34a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is harmed3 sets
35one organism benefits while the other is harmed3 sets
36type of predation in which the predator feeds on but usually doesn't kill a larger organism3 sets
37a relationship between two species in which one species benefits while the species it depends on is harmed3 sets
38symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another, usually another species3 sets
39a symbiotic relationship in which the symbiont (parasite) benefits at the expense of the host by living either within the host (as an endoparasite) or outside the host (as an ectoparasite).3 sets
40one benefits, one is harmed3 sets