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Symbiosis: means “to live together”
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Symbiotic relationship: Occurs when 2 species “live together” in close contact with each
other – they are said to have a symbiotic relationship.
Mutualism – Both Species Benefit
Both Depend upon the relationship for easier survival
- both benefit
Sea Anemone feeds on food scraps and fecal material of clown-fish
Clown fish is given a safe home and protection
Clown Fish and Sea Anemone
Oxpecker (or tickbird) and Rhinoceros
Aphids and Ants
- both benefit
Bird feeds on ticks on rhino,
Bird is provided food and safety
- both benefit
Aphids provide ants with sweet liquids (aphids are small insects)
Ants protect the aphids from predators
Gazelle and Ostrich
- both benefit
Both species watch for predators and alert each other to danger
Sea Bass and the Wrasse Fish - Wrasse fish feeds on parasites on bass
Sea bass is cleaned of parasites - both benefit
Yucca Plant and Yucca Moth
- both benefit
Moths pollinate Yucca flowers,
Moths lay eggs in flowers, larvae hatch, eat seeds
Honey Guide Bird and the Badger
- both benefit
Bird shows or leads the badger to honey,
Badger exposes hive to feeds, then bird feeds
Commensalism – ONE Species Benefits, other species does not benefit nor harmed.
One Species receives food and/or shelter without harm or help to the other species
Lichens, Moss and Trees
Lichens and Moss benefit
Lichens live on trees (home) - Moss is given shade (shelter) by tree
Tree is not harmed, tree is not helped
Army Ant and Silverfish - Silverfish live with ants and share prey
Silverfish not harmed, silverfish not helped
Shark and Remora -
Remora Benefits
Remora attach to shark's body; Remora is able to travel and feed on food scraps
Shark is not harmed, shark is not helped
Shell of Snail and Hermit Crab
Whale and Barnacle
Hermit Crab benefits
Snail shell is abandoned. Crabs live in shells abandoned by snails.
Snail not harmed, snail no benefit
Barnacles benefit.
Barnacles attach to whales and gives the Barnacle a safe home
Whale not harmed, whale no benefit
Buffalo (Bison) and Cowbird
Cowbirds benefit
Buffalo walk in grasses, stir up insects - Buffalo not harmed, not helped
Enable cowbirds to see insects and feed upon them (safe place to rest too)
Maribou Stork and Bee - Stork cuts up dead animals,
Stork provides meat (stork’s scraps) to bees for food and egg-laying
Parasitism – One species (parasite) Harmed or even killed in this relationship
One species takes nourishment for itself to the harm of the other species
Mistletoe and Spruce Tree
Cuckoo Bird and Warbler
Harms tree
Mistletoe takes nutrients and water from spruce tree
Nest or brood parasitism
Cuckoo lays its egg in warbler's nest,
Cuckoo birds displace warbler's young
Cuckoo raised by the warbler
Fleas and
Dogs, Cats Mice
Harms dogs, cats and mice, etc…
Flea feeds on blood of dog, cats and mice
Ticks and
Deer, Dogs, Cats, Humans
Harms deer, dogs, cats and humans
Ticks feed on blood of deer, dog, cat and humans
Mosquito and
Humans
Harms humans
Mosquito feeds on blood of person