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Symbiotic Relationships

Symbiotic Relationships. Symbiosis is a situation in which 2 different species live together in close association. Just living in the same place is not enough. If they are separated, one (or both!) of these organisms will probably die. There are 3 types of symbiosis,

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Symbiotic Relationships

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  1. Symbiotic Relationships

  2. Symbiosisis a situation in which 2 different species live together in close association. Just living in the same place is not enough. If they are separated, one (or both!) of these organisms will probably die. There are 3 types of symbiosis, Mutualism, Parasitism, and Commensalism. Mutualism+ + Mutualism is when both organisms benefit from the relationship. An example, ants are living in an young acacia plant.

  3. http://www.elkhornslough.org/sloughlife/plants/lichen.htm Hummingbird and flower Nemo!!! Lichen www.treehugger.com http://mangrove.nus.edu.sg/pub/seashore/text/265.htm www.clccharter.org Pompeii worm & bacteria in thermal vents the most heat-tolerant animal on Earth with bacteria that form a "fleece-like" covering on their backs. the worms secrete mucous from tiny glands on their backs to feed the bacteria, and in return they are protected by some degree of insulation. It's Mutual! Leafhoppers & Meat ants Hoppers produce secretions that meat ants will feed on. In return, they protect them from predators.

  4. Ants on a leafcutter Helping each other! Symbiosis - Biology Encyclopedia - plant, body, process, animal ... www.biologyreference.com Plover & Nile Crocodile 7 Symbiotic Wonders of the Aerial World | WebEcoist webecoist.momtastic.com Cleaner shrimp & Moray Eel

  5. Commensalism + 0 A Giant in the Rainforest: The Kapok Tree | NYBG www.nybg.org

  6. http://www.medicine.cmu. ac.th/dept/parasite/proto/p 030-1.jpg Plasmodium falciparum

  7. WOWBUGS... tiny parasitic wasps that lay eggs in the Blowfly pupa case... a natural pest control! http://evergreen.loyola.edu/drivers/www/riverslab.htm www.buzzle.com

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