OBJECTIVE!!!

1. OBJECTIVE!!! TSWBAT identify different symbiotic relationships in an ecosystem.

2. When a bee drinks the nectar of a flower, it gets pollen on its hind legs. When it visits another flower, it transfers pollen from the first flower to the second. The bee is thus fed and the second flower is pollinated for reproduction, benefiting both organisms.

3. A suckerfish attaches itself to a shark and feeds on leftover bits of food, but does not harm the shark.

4. Orchids and other plants that often live in the branches of trees gain better access to sunlight without affecting the trees.

5. Ticks live on a host organism’s surface , feeding on the hosts blood. This weakens and can kill the host.

6. Clownfish dwell within sea anemones for protection without harming the anemone.

7. Tape worms live in the digestive tract of a host organism, feeding on the host organisms food. They can get big enough and take away enough food from a host to kill it. http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?v=TuU0uEY5ft0

8. Certain shrimp live among the spines of the fire urchin. The fire urchin’s spines are poisonous, but not to the shrimp, thus the shrimp is protected by the urchin.

9. In the dry season (winter in South Florida), alligators will burrow and create large holes that utilize the available groundwater. All sorts of small animals come to live and thrive in these holes that provide water in a difficult time. The alligators will also have a convenient meal!

10. The strangler fig needs a host tree and will drain the nutrients out of its host, eventually killing it.

11. The oyster gets protection from the mangroves branches, but the mangrove gets nothing in return.