Relationships between the animals in the Chaparral
In any biome, you will find special relationships between animals called symbiotic relationships. The three kinds of symbiotic relationships are mutualism, where both organisms benefit(+/+), commensalism, where one organism benefits while the other neither benefits or is hurt(+/0), and parasitism, where one organism benefits while the other is hurt(+/-). All of these relationships can be found in the chaparral biome. Other relationships you will find in the chaparral biome are predator-prey relationships and Intra/Interspecific competition.
In the Chaparral, there are also many Predator-Prey relationships between the animals. The Predator-Prey relationship states that if there will be more predators, there will be less prey and vice versa. An example of Predator-Prey relationship in the chaparral is the Grey Fox hunting the Black-Tailed Jackrabbit.
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Competition is found all over the Chaparral. Competition is when organisms must compete with each other for resources. Intraspecific competition is competition between organisms of the same species. An example of intraspecific competion is Grey Foxes fighting each other for resources due to a lack of resources and a large population. Interspecific competition is competition between two different species. An example of interspecific competition is the Isand Grey Fox and Iberian Lynx competing for territory.
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