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RelationshipsBetween Organisms
Understanding The Terms
Ruth Abatzoglou
Relationships are Complex
Predator? Protector?
Prey?Partners?
Ecological Relationships
• Competition
• Symbiosis
• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Predation
Symbiotic Relationships
Three types• Mutualism• Parasitism• Commensalism
Mutualism• Two organism live
together
• Both benefit from each other
Lichen consist of two organisms: algae and fungi
Commensalism
• One organism benefits and the other is neither helped or harmed
Parasitism • One species
benefits
• The other is harmed
• Parasites only help themselves
Predation
A predator can be another organisms prey.
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Bromeliads and other plants growing on tree branch. Paul Fuqua.(2003). Retrieved July 19, 2009, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/.
Clown Fish. Discovery Communications, Inc.. (2009). Retrieved July 21, 2009, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/.
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Lichen Fungi. Discovery Communications, Inc. (2009). Retrieved July 19, 2009, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/.
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Predator, Paul Fuqua. (2003). Retrieved July 20, 2009, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/.
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