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Name: Date: Per: Chapter 10.4 Reading and Notetaking Guide Interaction Among Living Things (p.410-416) Adapting to the Environment (p.411) Match the term with its definition. Term Definition 1. _____ natural selection a. Characteristic that allows a species to live 2. _____ adaptation successfully in its environment 3. _____ niche b. The way a species makes its living c. Process in which a species becomes better suited to its environment 4. Is the following sentence true or false? Every organism has a variety of adaptations that enable it to live in any kind of environment. ________________________ Competition (p.412) 5. The three major types of interactions among organisms are competition, _________________, and symbiosis. 6. Is the following sentence true or false? The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is called natural selection. _________________ 7. Is the following sentence true or false? In a particular environment, two species can usually occupy the same niche. _________________ 8. Is the following sentence true or false? Specializing can reduce competition. _________________ Predation (p.413-414) 9. An interaction in which one organism kills and eats another is called _______________________. The organism that does the killing is the _______________________. The organism that is killed is the _______________________. 10. Is the following sentence true or false? If a prey population decreases, the population of its predator probably will decrease as well. _______________ 11. Predators have _______________________ that help them catch and kill their prey. 12. Camouflage, warning coloration, and false coloring are some adaptations that may help organism avoid becoming ______________________. Symbiosis (p.415-416) 13. Symbiosis is a close relationship between two _____________________ that benefits at least one of the ____________________. 14. Complete the compare/contrast table. Types of Symbiotic Relationships Types of Relationship How Species Are Affected Mutualism a. b. One species benefits; the other species is unharmed. c. One species benefits; the other species is harmed. 15. In some cases of ______________________, two species have such a close symbiotic relationship that neither one could live without the other. 16. In a parasitic relationship, the organism that benefits is called a(n) __________________________________, and the organism it lives on or in is called a(n) ____________________________________.