As being mentioned before, ecology is the study of the interaction of living things. Interacting with other living things helps them survive.
Interactions in Ecology
1. Competition is an interaction between two living things where organisms fight for a particular source of living.
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| Male-male competition in red deer during rut is an example of interference competition within a specie |
2. Predation is where a predator feeds on its prey
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| Leopard killing a young Bushbuck |
3. Mutualism is where both of the organisms benefit each other.
| The bird benefits by eating the dirt in the crocodile's teeth while the crocodile benefits by getting his teeth cleaned. |
4. Commensalism is where one organism benefits while the other is not affected or neutral.
| The butterfly builds its cocoon on the branch of the tree so it benefits while the tree is not affected at all. |
5. Parasitism is where an organism benefit and the other is hurt.
| The mosquito benefits by sucking the blood while humans are harmed because they get mosquito bites. |
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