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The Ecosystem
Ecological Relationship
Ecological Relationship – refers to the relationship between interacting organisms in in an ecosystem. The dependency of
organisms on each other could either benefit or harm each organism in the relationship.
2. Commensalism – is a relationship in which one species benefits from association with another organism, but the other
organism receives no benefit or harm. Example: Wooden plants give nutrients to epiphyte ferns.
3. Predation – is a relationship in which one species benefits from killing another organism. There are two participating
organisms: the predator (the animal that lives by killing the other members of one species) and the prey
(the animal taken by the predator as food).
4. Parasitism – is a relationship wherein a parasite benefits from its host. The host is always harmed in this kind of
relationship. A parasite may be an ectoparasite (found outside the body of the host) and an endoparasite
(found inside the body of the host).
5. Competition – is an interaction between or among organisms when there are limited resources. There are two types of
competition: Intraspecific (the competition between or among organisms within the same species) and
Interspecific Competition (the competition between or among organisms from two different species.