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Symbiotic Relationships
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Create a Concept Web in your Science Journal That looks like this
Commensalism Mutualism Symbiosis Parasitism
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What is symbiosis? Definition: A close relationship between two different kinds of organisms in which at least one of the organisms benefits. It is usually a relationship that lasts over a period of time .
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Types of Symbiosis There are three types of symbiotic relationships.
Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism
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Mutualism A type of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit from the relationship. The bee gets a meal and the flower gets help reproducing
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Mutualism: Moray eel with Cleaner Fish
Moray eel gets a clean mouth Cleaner Fish gets a meal
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Antelope gets parasites removed. Oxpecker gets a meal
Mutualism: Antelope with Oxpecker Antelope gets parasites removed. Oxpecker gets a meal
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Commensalism Cattle and egret.
A type of symbiosis where one species benefits while the second species is neither helped nor harmed. (it is unaffected) Cattle and egret.
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Commensalism: Cattle w/ cattle egrets
Cattle stir up insects as they eat grass Egrets hang around and eat insects
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Orchids grow on tree branches in rainforests to be closer to sunlight
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Parasitism A type of symbiosis where one organism benefits while the other is harmed. Usually the parasite lives in or on the host organism. Wasp and caterpillar
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Parasites common in dogs
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Aphids or “Plant Lice” suck the sap from plants
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Do parasites generally kill their host? Why?
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