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Symbiosis

Symbiosis. What is symbiosis? What are the different kinds of symbiosis? Examples. AGENDA. Literal definition: the act of living together. What is symbiosis?. What it means: Two organisms that live together Temporarily or for a longer time

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Symbiosis

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  1. Symbiosis www.assignmentpoint.com

  2. What is symbiosis? What are the different kinds of symbiosis? Examples AGENDA www.assignmentpoint.com

  3. Literal definition:the act of living together What is symbiosis? What it means: Two organisms that live together Temporarily or for a longer time At least one of the organisms benefits from the relationship www.assignmentpoint.com

  4. 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 www.assignmentpoint.com

  5. Example 1:Acacia plant with ant galls Ants lay eggs on acacia treeAcacia covers the infected area with brown flesh (gall) Parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed www.assignmentpoint.com

  6. Example 2:Moray Eel with Cleaner Fish Mutualism: both benefit Moray Eel gets a clean mouth Cleaner Fish gets a meal www.assignmentpoint.com

  7. Example 3:Cattle with cattle egrets Cattle stir up insects as they eat grassEgrets hang around and eat insects Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected www.assignmentpoint.com

  8. Example 4:Clown fish with anemone Clown fish gets protection Anemone is unaffected Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected www.assignmentpoint.com

  9. Example 5:Antelope with Oxbird Antelope gets rid of parasites Oxbird gets a meal Mutualism: both benefit www.assignmentpoint.com

  10. Example 6:Taenia worm in human eye Worm infects human blood streamHuman may go blind Parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed www.assignmentpoint.com

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