SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS

DEFNINITION OF SYMBIOSIS

• An interaction of two organisms living in close environment

EXAMPLES OF SYMBIOSIS

• Mites attach to wasps for transportation
• Ticks attach yo people
• Bacteria and a human
• The spider crab and algae
• The monarch butterfly and the milkweed

DEFINITION OF MUTUALISM

• A relationship where both species benefit

EXAMPLES OF MUTUALISM

• Oxpeckers snd zebras
• Bees and flowers

DEFINITION OF PARASITISM

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other does not

EXAMPLES OF PARASITISM

• Tapeworms and cows
• Fleas and dogs

DEFINITION OF COMMENSALISM

• A relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither harmed or helped

EXAMPLES OF COMMESALISM

• Barnacles and whales
• Tree frogs and trees