Living in Symbiosis

A win – win partnership between two or more organisms. They help each other.

Bees and Flowering plants Flowers produce nectar and pollen. When the bees come to eat the nectar, they pollinate the flowers with pollen from other flowers.

Acadia Tree and Stinging ants The stinging ants protect the tree by attacking intruders. The tree provides shelter and food while the ants protect the tree.

Nile crocodile opening its mouth to permit the Egyptian plover to feed on any leeches attached to its gums. Bird: food Crocodile: Clean teeth and remove leeches

The dorsal fin of the remora (a bony fish) is modified into a sucker with which it forms a temporary attachment to the shark. When the shark feeds, the remora picks up scraps. The shark makes no attempt to prey on the remora.bony fish Shark: no harm Remora: food scraps

The clown fish is the only fish that does not get stung by the sea anemone. The clown fish eats remains of organisms the anemone has stung and eaten. Clown fish: habitat and food Sea anemone: tentacles cleaned to allow movement

Ox peckers eat the parasites off of large animals like this African buffalo. Bird: food Water buffalo: free of parasites

Biofuels Biofuel is any fuel that comes from biomass — recently living organisms or their byproducts, such as manure from cows and horses. It is a renewable energy source, unlike other natural resources such as petroleum, coal and nuclear fuels.

Complete Metamorphosis The changes in the shape of an organism’s body as it grows and matures. Complete metamorphosis has four steps: –Eggs –Larva (wormie looking) –Pupa (usually involves a cocoon/crystalis) –Adult

Beetles Butterflies Ants Lady bugs

Incomplete Metamorphosis Changes body shape but the baby organism usually looks like a mini adult. These organisms also molt (shed their outer skeleton). Incomplete metamorphosis has three steps: –Eggs –Nymph (looks like a mini adult) –Adult

Grasshoppers Locusts Cockroach Crickets