Types of Species Interactions

Competition Trees in the rainforest competing for light Desert plants competing for water

Predation One animal killing and eating another Owl eats mouse Fox eats rabbit

Parasitism Raccoon Round worm Tick on a bird

Mutualism Protist in the gut of a termite help it digest wood. Anemone protects clownfish and eats its dead skin. Lichen is made up of Fungus and Algae. Fungus provides a home for the algae and the algae provides food for the fungus

Commensalism Lichen Growing on a tree Bird nest in a tree Cattle egret eat insects kicked up by cattle