1. SYMBIOSIS What is symbiosis?
What are the different kinds of symbiosis?
Examples

2. Literal definition: the act of living together
What is symbiosis?
Literal definition: the act of living together
What it means:
Two organisms that live together
Temporarily or for a longer time
At least one of the organisms benefits from the relationship

3. What are the different kinds of symbiosis?
Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
both organisms benefit
one organism benefits
one organism benefits
one organism is unaffected
one organism is harmed

4. Mutualism: both benefit
Example 1: Acacia plant with ant galls
Acacia galls are homes to stinging ants. Ants defend Acacia from other insects that would harm tree leaves
Mutualism: both benefit

5. Mutualism: both benefit
Example 2: Moray Eel with Cleaner Fish
Moray Eel gets a clean mouth Cleaner Fish gets a meal
Mutualism: both benefit

6. Mutualism: both benefit
Example 3: Antelope with Oxbird
Antelope gets rid of parasites Oxbird gets a meal
Mutualism: both benefit

7. Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected
Example 4: Cattle with cattle egrets
Cattle stir up insects as they eat grass Egrets hang around and eat insects
Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected

8. Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected
Example 5: Clown fish with anemone
Clown fish gets protection Anemone is unaffected
Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected

9. Commesalism: one benefits the other is unaffected
Example 6:
Remora on a Shark
Shark eats and Remora gets the scraps.
Commesalism: one benefits the other is unaffected

10. Parasitism: one benefits one is harmed
Example 7: Misteltoe and woody plants
Misteltoe takes moisture and nutrients
Woody plant has to support itself and misteltoe
Parasitism: one benefits one is harmed

11. Parasitism: one benefits one is harmed
Example 8: Deer ticks and humans
Tick eats blood of human
Human receives Lyme Disease from the tick
Parasitism: one benefits one is harmed

12. Parasitism: one benefits one is harmed
Example 9: Tapeworm and dog
Tapeworm attaches itself to the dog.
Tapeworm takes the dogs nutrients
Parasitism: one benefits one is harmed