Important Symbiotic relationships

By Greg & Peter

Coral/Zooxanthellae

• Coral Bleaching• Reef Making • Zooxanthellae- Tiny autotrophic protozoa with

flagellum that provide energy to many marine species, such as coral. They are essential to their growth and structure, and the processes above.

• The background shows Zooxanthellae as seen though a microscope.

Coral Bleaching• An example of coral bleaching can be seen in

the coral on the right side of the picture. This phenomena results from a deficiency of zooxanthellae in the coral. If nothing changes, the bleached coral will die.

Click partially bleached coral for a video

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Reef making

• Due to the fact that Zooxanthellae can provide up to 90% of the coral’s energy requirements, Zooxanthellae are essential to corals’ growth.

• Since Zooxanthellae can only live and thrive in certain conditions, Coral reefs are limited to regions that fit the requirements of the Zooxanthellae.

Malaria/Plasmodium

• Life cycle of Plasmodium

• Importance of Malaria

Life cycle of Plasmodium

A Plasmodium Click the plushie for a video

Importance of Malaria• In 2011 it was estimated By the W.H.O. (World

Health Organization), that there are 300-500 million cases and 700,000-800,000 deaths per year. These numbers might be low due to the fact that not everyone seeks help.

• Understanding how Plasmodium lives is helping the development of drugs that can stop its fundamental workings.

Websites Used

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CoralBleaching.jpg• http://www.traveldoctor.co.uk/images/MalariaMap.gif• http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/additional/caro

usel/malaria.jpg• http://www.malaria.com/questions/malaria-statistics• http://www.noaa.gov/features/economic/images/red_coral.j

pg• http://www.clker.com/clipart-25743.html• http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/aquatic-bt/sites/default/files/zo

oxanthellae_SANTOS.jpg• http://www.mygreenaustralia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010

/11/malaria.gif• http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/hires/2009/4-disc

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