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Mo2-L1b: How Do Living Organisms Interact?
How Do Living Organisms Predation
Mo2-L1b Interact? the act of one organism, the predator, feeding on
another organism, its prey.
KEY CONCEPTS:
1. In what ways do living organisms interact?
Vocabulary A-Z
Let us learn some vocabulary
Niche
the way a species interacts with abiotic and biotic Symbiosis
factors to obtain food, find shelter, and fulfill other a close, long-term relationship between two species
needs.
that usually involves an exchange of food or energy.
Flamingos Dabbling Avocets Oyster-
feed by ducks feed on catchers
straining feed on insects pry open
mud plants shells.
through
their bills
Let’s Begin Giraffes, kudus, and steenboks have different niches.
Each has a different way of using the resources.
Interactions of Living Things
More than one population can live in the same
habitat because each species has a different way of
using the resources.
A niche is the way a species interacts with abiotic
and biotic factors to obtain food, find shelter, and
fulfill other needs.
A predator is an organism that hunts and
kills other organisms for food.
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