Symbiosis

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Symbiosis

• SC.912.L.17.6

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Symbiosis

• What is symbiosis?
• What are the different kinds of symbiosis?
• Examples?

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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

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What are the different types?

• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• Predation

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Mutualism both benefit

• Example 2 Moray Eel with Cleaner Fish
• Moray Eel gets a clean mouth Cleaner Fish gets a
  meal

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Mutualism both benefit

• Antelope with Oxbird
• Antelope gets rid of parasites Oxbird gets a
  meal

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Commensalism one benefits, one is unaffected

• Cattle with cattle egrets
• Cattle stir up insects as they eat grass Egrets
  hang around and eat insects

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Commensalism one benefits, one is unaffected

• Clown fish with anemone
• Clown fish gets protection Anemone is unaffected

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Parasitism one benefits, one is harmed

• Taenia worm in human eye
• Worm infects human blood stream Human may go
  blind

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Predation one organism actively hunts and feeds
on another organism
Predator benefits by getting food prey
population benefits by a means of population
control
Results in the death of the prey, but keeps prey
population controlled