When an animal is gravid it means that they are pregnant or carrying eggs. This term is often used in conjunction with amphibians and reptiles. Some animals that are referred to in this definition are: lizards, turtles, snakes, frogs, and toads.
The relationship between 2 species that interact with 1 another, but do not affect each other is called neutralism. This isn’t often defined but a few examples are a trout and a flower, a cactus and a tarantula, or an alligator and a tree.
Predation is the ecological process by which an animal (or an organism) kills and feeds on another. The animal that kills to feed is called a predator. The 1 that is killed to be eaten is called prey. Some examples or predators are: raptors, wolves, snakes, cats, and sharks.
Competition is most typically considered to be the interaction of species that strive to acquire a common resource that is in limited supply, but more commonly can be termed as the direct or indirect interaction of organisms that leads to a change in health when the organisms share the same […]
In a relationship between the 2 living species in which 1 organism is benefited at the expense of the other. The organism that is benefited is called the parasite, and the 1 that is harmed is called the host. Several examples of parasitism are: barnacles, fleas, ticks, and tapeworms.
When 2 organisms of different species seem to work together, each benefiting from the relationship, this is called mutualism. A few examples of critters that exhibit this behavior are pistol shrimps and gobies, clownfish and anemones, honey bees and flowers, and the oxpecker and buffalo.
When 1 species benefits and the other species is unaffected, this is called commensialism. Some examples of animals that exhibit this type of symbiosis are tree frogs, jackals, and certain species of fish, for example.
A method in which a new individual is developed without fertilization is called parthenogenesis. In this type of reproduction, males don’t have to take any role in reproduction and only female gametes develop into new offspring. Typically, in this type of reproduction most, if not all of the time only […]
