What is predator prey relationship a competitive relationship and a symbiotic relationship in an ecosystem?
Competitive interactions happen when organisms compete for the same set of resources. Predatory interactions happen when one organism hunts and eats another organism. The organism doing the eating is a predator. The organism being eaten is the prey. A predator-prey interaction keeps both species' populations in check. A symbiotic relationship is one in which at least one species benefits from the other. Mutualism is a symbiotic partnership that benefits both parties’ benefits while the other suffers. Perhaps the classical example of species interaction is predation: the symbiotic relationship in which one species survives on consuming the other species. The species that consume or win is the predator and the species that is eaten is the prey. A predator is an organism that eats another organism. The prey is the organism which the predator eats. A predator is an organism that eats another organism. The prey is the organism which the predator eats. Some examples of predator and prey are lion and zebra, bear and fish, and fox and rabbit. Predators keep the prey population under control. The prey species could achieve very high population densities and cause ecosystem instability in the absence of predators. Predators also help in maintaining species diversity in a community, by reducing the intensity of competition among competing prey species. Predator-prey numbers interact due to: availability of food, which increases predator numbers when high but reduces them when low; concealment, which means that some prey survive by hiding from predators; predator movement to new areas when prey numbers are low. Symbiosis is an ecological relationship between two species that live in close proximity to each other. Organisms in symbiotic relationships have evolved to exploit a unique niche that another organism provides. There are three general types of symbiosis: mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. Based on the nature of the interaction between organisms, symbiotic relationships are loosely grouped into one of these types.Symbiotic association is the relationship between two organisms in such a way that they help each other and are mutually dependent on each other for their survival. The organisms that show such relationships are symbionts. Symbiotic relationships modify the physiology of the interacting partners, influence their ecological dynamics and evolutionary processes, and ultimately alter the distribution of species across the planet. To date, research has demonstrated that symbionts play a role in shaping biodiversity on our planet. Cells and mitochondria are perhaps the most important symbiotic relationship on Earth. Without their cooperation, life would have no means of propagation. Mitochondria act as the power source for living cells, digesting nutrients and creating energy for the cell in a process called cellular respiration. In a forest, trees rely on symbiotic relationships with fungi and bacteria to obtain nutrients and water. The fungi form a network of filaments called mycelium. This network connects the roots of different trees, exchanging water and minerals between them.