Question

prediction, parasitism, and herbivory: 13. complete the table using the information from slide #46 about how organisms interact. symbol what does it represent? 0 - + predation: 14. how does predation work?

Explanation:

1. In ecological interactions, 0 represents no effect on an organism. - represents a negative effect (harm). + represents a positive effect (benefit).
2. Predation is a biological interaction where a predator (an organism) hunts and consumes its prey (another organism) for food, which benefits the predator (+) and is harmful to the prey (-).

Answer:

13.
0: No effect on the organism
-: Negative effect (harm) on the organism
+: Positive effect (benefit) on the organism

1. A predator hunts and consumes prey for food, benefiting the predator and harming the prey.