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AGENDA

AGENDA. What is symbiosis? What are the different kinds of symbiosis? Examples. What it means: Two organisms that live together Temporarily or for a longer time At least one of the organisms benefits from the relationship. What is symbiosis?.

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AGENDA

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  1. AGENDA • What is symbiosis? • What are the different kinds of symbiosis? • Examples

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

  3. Parasitism What are the different kinds of symbiosis? Mutualism Commensalism both organisms benefit one organism benefits one organism benefits one organism is unaffected one organism is harmed

  4. 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

  5. Example 2:Moray Eel with Cleaner Fish Mutualism: both benefit Moray Eel gets a clean mouth Cleaner Fish gets a meal

  6. 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

  7. Example 4:Clown fish with anemone Clown fish gets protection Anemone is unaffected Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected

  8. Example 5:Antelope with Oxbird Mutualism: both benefit Antelope gets rid of parasites Oxbird gets a meal

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

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