SYMBIOSIS BY: JORDAN KIRKPATRICK

MUTUALISM

• When a relationship between two kinds of organisms benefits both of them.
• A bird needs parasites to eat and a crocodile needs to get parasites off of it.
• A yucca moth needs a place to lay it's eggs and a yucca tree needs to be pollinated.
• A shark needs to get parasites off of it's teeth and a cleaner fish needs parasites to eat.

PARASITISM

• A relationship in one kind of organism lives on or in another organism and may harm that organism.
• Tapeworms feed of what the host eats.
• Mistletoe takes food from other plants.
• Fleas feed off the blood of animals.

COMMENSALISM

• A relationship in which one organism benefits from another without harming or helping it.
• Orchids can latch on to trees for protection.
• Fish can hide in sea anemone for protection.
• Atlantic puffins nest in holes that were dug by rabbits.