Today’s Agenda… Bellringer: Review Worksheet Notes on Relationships Between Organisms Symbiosis Skits
Relationships Between Organisms Study Pack #10 Relationships Between Organisms
Today’s Goals… I can examine different types of relationships that occur among populations in a community.
Symbiosis Any close relationship between two or more different species Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism
Mutualism Both organisms benefit from the relationship Examples: Figure 15, page 542
Commensalism One organism benefits and the other is not affected Example: Flatworms in the gills of a horseshoe crab
Parasitism One species benefits and the other is harmed Example: a tick on a dog
Predation The act of one organism hunting, killing, and feeding on another Controls population Availability of prey can be a limiting factor Predators can also be a limiting factor
Assignment Symbiosis Skit