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Animal Relationships. By: Nayeli Gamarra. Predator/ Prey. A predator is what is hunts the prey which is always much weaker than them. A prey is what is being hunted and is helpless compared to its predator. Ex: A lion killed and is eating the zebra (desert).
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Animal Relationships By: Nayeli Gamarra
Predator/ Prey • A predator is what is hunts the prey which is always much weaker than them. • A prey is what is being hunted and is helpless compared to its predator. • Ex: A lion killed and is eating the zebra (desert). • Ex: A spider eating a mosquito (forest). • Ex: A red fox eating a rabbit (tundra).
Scavenger • A scavenger are organism that eat carcass of dead organisms they find. • Ex: A vulture eating left remains.( desert) • Ex: Wolves eating left carcass found.(tundra) • Ex: A male chimp eating the carcass of a red colobus. (forest)
Mutualism • Mutualism is when both of the organism benefit, a win-win situation. • Ex: A turtle swimming with fish that help clean shell. (fresh water) • Ex: A bee taking the pollen from the flower. (rain forest) • Ex: A bird eating the bugs on a cactus .(desert)
commensalism • Commensalism is when one organism is benefited but the other is not harmed. • Ex: An owl living inside a tree.(forest) • Ex: Epiphytes growing on a tree. (rainforest) • Ex: A clown fish living in a sea anemones.(salt water)
Decomposer • Decomposers are organism break down dead organisms. • Ex: A beetle decomposing dung on floor. (forest) • Ex: A puffball mushroom decomposing dead leaves.(rainforest) • Ex: Sow bugs decomposing dead bark on tree.(desert)
parasitism • When an organism benefits but the other one is harmed. • Ex: A mosquito sucking blood from human.(desert) • Ex: A cow bird eating another bird.(forest) • Ex: A shark eating fish in the water. (salt water)
Competition • When organism compete eat with each other . • Ex: Polar bears fighting .( tundra) • Ex: Wolves fighting .(forest) • Ex: Two Ox that are fighting. (tundra)
Tundra • Mutualism : A Musk ox eating the grass which allow new grass to grow. • Parasitism: A Catalpa worms eating Cotestia congregatus. • Commensalism : Bird sleeping inside a tree. • Scavenger :An Alaskan wolf is a scavenger that eat dead remains of other organisms. • Predator-Prey: An Alaskan wolf preying on a rabbit. • Decomposer: Mushrooms on dead trees decompose it. • Competition: Ferro burros that compete for female .
Forest • Mutualism :Human hiking with a horse. • Parasitism: Wolves devouring • Commensalism: A Spanish moss growing on the branches of an oak tree. • Scavenger: A king vulture praying on any remains of dead animals. • Predator-Prey: A bird praying on the worms on the ground. • Decomposer: Fungi decomposing dead leaves. • Competition: Bears fighting for a basket filled with food they both spotted.
Desert • Mutualism : Humans going for a hike with the family. • Parasitism: Rattle snake eating a dead prairie dog. • Commensalism: An owl living inside a cacti. • Scavenger: A vulture eating a dead jackrabbit. • Predator-Prey: A coyote praying on a roadrunner. • Decomposer: Earth worms decomposing dead bushes. • Competition: Coyotes fighting dead quails.
Rainforest • Mutualism : Bee eating the nectar of a flower. • Parasitism: Leeches sucking the blood of animals. • Commensalism: A frog living inside a tree. • Scavenger: Valgum dung beetles forgo starts to eat a dead millipede. • Predator-Prey: A jaguar preying on a dear. • Decomposer : A slog starts to decompose dead carcass and leaves on forest ground. • Competition: Monkeys compete for the best trees with the most fruit.
Salt water • Mutualism : A clown fish living inside an anemone. • Parasitism : An octopus eating a dead fish. • Commensalism : A small fish attached to a shark . • Scavenger : A piranha devouring another fish. • Predator-Prey : A shark preying on a fish. • Decomposer : See weed decomposes dead remains on the bottom of the water. • Competition :Two sharks fight over a clown fish to eat it.
Fresh water • Mutualism :A zooxanthellae live inside the coral’s tissue. • Parasitism : The Catalpa Worm is being parasitized by tiny wasp larvae. • Commensalism : Fish have pondweed which protects it and give it shelter. • Scavenger : A crayfish eating remains of fishes. • Predator-Prey :The river muskrat eats the brown bass. • Decomposer : Fungi breaking down the remains of the skeleton of a fish remains. • Competition : A freshwater snails and Anuran tadpoles feed on periphytic algae.