What is the difference in competition and predation?

Answer 1

A symbiotic relationship involves 2 species livingtogether. Mutualism is when both benefit. Commensalism is when one benefits without harming the other. Parasitism is when one species benefits while harming--but not killing--the other. An example of parasitism would be a tick on a dog. If the dog died, it would stop pumping blood for the tick to consume. In predator-prey relationships, most often one party must die for the other to benefit.

Answer 2

A symbiotic relationship is a close interaction between two species. There are four types of symbiotic relationships: 1. Mutualism – where both species benefit. (+/+) 2. Commensalism – where one benefits and the other is not affected. (+/0) 3. Parasitism – where one benefits and the other is harmed. (+/-) 4. Competition – both species harmed by the presence of the other species. (-/-) Therefore, a competitive relationship is a symbiotic relationship that includes the harming of two different species by the presence of another. There are two forms of competition: interspecific (different species for same resource) and intraspecific (same species for same resource). An example could include two different species of trees fighting for the same nutrients in the soil or two males of the same species buck-fighting for one female.

Answer 3

symbiosis is where organisms are living happily together and they are in a mutually beneficial relationship. competition is where organisms live together but they have to compete for resources and don't benefit each other