Symbiotic Relationships
Symbiotic Relationships
Symbiosis- Any relationship in which two species live closely together.
3 Types of symbiosis:
1. Mutualism
2. Commensalism
3. Parasitism
MutualismBoth species
benefitExamples:
Acacia Tree and Stinging Ants
Anemone and Clownfish
Bacteria and Bovine Gut
Oxpecker and Rhino’s
Acacia and Ants Anemone and Clownfish
Oxpecker/Rhino
CommensalismOne species benefits, the other is neither helped nor harmed
Ex: Sm. Pilot Fish and Shark, Barnacle and Whale, Remora and Turtle, Grouse and Antelope, Triggerfish and smaller fish, Orchids*
Parasitism
one species lives on or in another organism and harms it
Ex: Parasitic Fungi feeding on jungle insects, Tapeworm, Ringworm
Tapeworm (yuk!)
Parasitic Jungle Fungi
Types of Symbiotic Interactions
What type of Symbiosis is shown in the following photos?
Imperial Shrimp and Sea Cucumber (hitches a ride!)
Cuckoo bird
Epiphytes-An epiphyte is a plant that grows upon another plant (such as a tree) non-parasitically or sometimes upon some other object (such as a building or a telegraph wire), but derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, and sometimes from debris accumulating around it instead of the structure it is fastened to. -Referred to as an “air plant”
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