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 Acacia
ants live on the
bullhorn acacia tree,
which provides the ants
with food and shelter. The
ants deter grazing animals
from eating the tree,
ultimately protecting it.
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Mutualism!
Both species
benefit from the
relationship!
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Fleas
on dogs
Fleas feed on
the blood of
the dogs
The dog is
physically
weakened by
the loss of
blood
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PARASITISM!
The
flea
benefits and
the dog is
harmed
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 Plants
called epiphytes,
such as certain orchids,
live on other plants,
which provide only a
place to grow. Epiphytes
absorb sunlight, water,
and nutrients from their
surroundings and make
their own food.
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Commensalism!
The epiphyte
benefits by having
a place to grow.
They do not harm
the plant they grow
on.
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 Golden
Trevally and
Whale Sharks
 The smaller fish travel in
front of the whale shark,
right in front of his
mouth. They receive
protection from the
much larger fish (even
though the whale shark
is a filter feeder!)
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 COMMENSALISM!
 The
whale shark is
unaffected by the trevally
traveling with them
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 There
is a tiny wasp
that lays its eggs in
other insects, such as
caterpillars, The
wasp larvae feed on
the host insect and
eventually kill it.
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 Parasitism!
 The
wasp larvae benefit
by having a food source
and a place to grow. The
host insect is harmed and
eventually killed by the
wasp larvae.
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Termites break down and
return to the soil the
cellulose materials of
decaying wood. They get
nutrition from wood and
other cellulose materials,
but cannot digest the
cellulose themselves. The
termites depend on onecelled protozoa to break
down the cellulose in their
stomachs so they can use it
as food.
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MUTUALISM!
The termite and the
protozoa both benefit.
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Bacteria
and
You
Bacteria in
your
intestinesthey get food
from you and
produce
vitamins for
you
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 MUTUALISM!
 Both
benefit.
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Remoras
and Sharks
Remoras “hitch a
ride” on sharks by
attaching
themselves. They
feed on the scraps
of the shark’s meal.
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COMMENSALISM!
The
remoras
benefit, the shark
neither benefits nor
is harmed by the
relationship.
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 Coral
and Algae
 Algae
receive a
place to live through
their relationship with
coral. The coral
receives the extra
food that the algae
produce from
photosynthesis.
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MUTUALISM!
There
is mutual
benefit!
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 Tapeworms
in
human intestines
 Tapeworm takes
food from the
host and multiply
in number
 The human gets
malnourished and
may eventually
die
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PARASITISM!
One
benefits
and the other is
harmed.