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Not all relationships are predator -prey. What is symbiosis? What are the different kinds of symbiosis? Examples. SYMBIOSIS. What is symbiosis?. Two organisms that live together At least one of the organisms benefits from the relationship. What are the different kinds of symbiosis?.
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What is symbiosis? What are the different kinds of symbiosis? Examples SYMBIOSIS
What is symbiosis? Two organisms that live together At least one of the organisms benefits from the relationship
What are the different kinds of symbiosis? Mutualism Commensalism both organisms benefit one organism benefits one organism benefits Parasitism one organism is unaffected one organism is harmed
Example 1:Moray Eel with Cleaner Fish Mutualism: both benefit Moray Eel gets a clean mouth Cleaner Fish gets a meal
Example 2:Cattle with cattle egrets Cattle stir up insects as they eat grassEgrets hang around and eat insects Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected
Example 3:Clown fish with anemone Clown fish gets protection Anemone gets extra nutrients Mutualism: both benefit
Example 4:Teddy Bear Crab and Anemones Crab gets stinging protection; anemones get to move Mutualism: both benefit
Example 5:Barnacle on Whale Barnacle gets to travel to new water; whale is not harmed Commensalism
Example 6:Zooxanthallae and Corals Algae get a home and protection; corals get food from photosynthesis Mutualism: both benefit
Example 7:Fish and worms Worm lives of of a fish Parasitism
Cool Examples • Ant and Butterfly • Cleaner Gobies and Grouper • Sea anemone and Clownfish