Community Interactions EQ: How do the three types of symbiosis differ?
Types of Interactions Competition Predation Symbiosis Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism
Competition (-/-) Organisms of the same or different species compete for the same resource in the same place at the same time. Elk Herd Bison Moose
Tiger Swallowtail butterfly Competition Intraspecific competition: Competition among members of the same species Tiger Swallowtail butterfly Interspecific competition: Competition between members of different species Blue Butterfly
Competitive exclusion principle: No two species can occupy exactly the same niche in exactly the same habitat at exactly the same time. One will always exclude the other.
Predation (+/-) predator Interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism Falcon prey Herbivory: Type of predation Interaction in which an herbivore feeds on producers. Ground Squirrel
Predation Keystone species: a single species that is vital to the ecosystem stability. Ex. Otters/kelp/sea urchins
Predation Arctic Hare Rabbit and Coyote Coyote rabbit coyote
Symbiosis Any relationship in which two species live closely together. Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism
Mutualism (+/+) Both organisms benefit Examples: Flowers and insects Bee on Purple Flower Examples: Flowers and insects Ants and aphids Ant and Aphid
Mutualism (+/+) Lichen Algae and fungus living together Lichen
Commensalism (+/0) One organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed. Spanish Moss
Commensalism (+/0) Whales & Barnacles Barnacles on Whale
Commensalism (+/0) Epiphytes “air plants” Epiphyte in Tree Epiphyte
Parasitism (+/-) One organism benefits while the other is harmed Examples: tapeworms inside mammals; fleas, ticks, and lice on mammals Female head louse Female Head Lice 15
Parasitism (+/-) Ticks The parasite obtains all or part of its nutritional needs from the other organism, the host. Ticks Before After Blacklegged Tick: An adult female blacklegged tick, engorged after a blood meal, rests on a leaf. Black Legged Tick