Symbiotic Relationships
Symbiosis Relationships between organisms in a community. Include both beneficial & harmful relationships
Commensalism One species benefits, other not harmed Barnacle living on whale’s back Birds & grazing animals Clown fish and stingray
Mutualism Two species live together & both benefit Tiny fish living within larger fish mouth Stinging ants & bull’s horn acacias
Parasitism One organism lives on or inside another organism & harms it. It needs a host to survive. Leech Lice Tapeworm
Predator and Prey Prey – food source Predator - hunts the prey
Inter Specific Competition Is a form of competition in which individuals of Different species compete for the same resource in an ecosystem Example: Food
Intra Specific Competition Form of competition in which members of the SAME species vie for the same resource in an ecosystem Example: food, light, mates