By: Nayeli Gamarra A predator is what is hunts the prey which is always much weaker than them. A prey is what is being hunted and is helpless compared to its predator. Ex: A lion killed and is eating the zebra (desert). Ex: A spider eating a mosquito (forest). Ex: A red fox eating a rabbit (tundra). A scavenger are organism that eat carcass of dead organisms they find. Ex: A vulture eating left remains.( desert) Ex: Wolves eating left carcass found.(tundra) Ex: A male chimp eating the carcass of a red colobus. (forest) Mutualism is when both of the organism benefit, a win-win situation. Ex: A turtle swimming with fish that help clean shell. (fresh water) Ex: A bee taking the pollen from the flower. (rain forest) Ex: A bird eating the bugs on a cactus .(desert) Commensalism is when one organism is benefited but the other is not harmed. Ex: An owl living inside a tree.(forest) Ex: Epiphytes growing on a tree. (rainforest) Ex: A clown fish living in a sea anemones.(salt water) Decomposers are organism break down dead organisms. Ex: A beetle decomposing dung on floor. (forest) Ex: A puffball mushroom decomposing dead leaves.(rainforest) Ex: Sow bugs decomposing dead bark on tree.(desert) When an organism benefits but the other one is harmed. Ex: A mosquito sucking blood from human.(desert) Ex: A cow bird eating another bird.(forest) Ex: A shark eating fish in the water. (salt water) When organism compete eat with each other . Ex: Polar bears fighting .( tundra) Ex: Wolves fighting .(forest) Ex: Two Ox that are fighting. (tundra) Mutualism : A Musk ox eating the grass which allow new grass to grow. Parasitism: A Catalpa worms eating Cotestia congregatus. Commensalism : Bird sleeping inside a tree. Scavenger :An Alaskan wolf is a scavenger that eat dead remains of other organisms. Predator-Prey: An Alaskan wolf preying on a rabbit. Decomposer: Mushrooms on dead trees decompose it. Competition: Ferro burros that compete for female . Mutualism :Human hiking with a horse. Parasitism: Wolves devouring Commensalism: A Spanish moss growing on the branches of an oak tree. Scavenger: A king vulture praying on any remains of dead animals. Predator-Prey: A bird praying on the worms on the ground. Decomposer: Fungi decomposing dead leaves. Competition: Bears fighting for a basket filled with food they both spotted. Mutualism : Humans going for a hike with the family. Parasitism: Rattle snake eating a dead prairie dog. Commensalism: An owl living inside a cacti. Scavenger: A vulture eating a dead jackrabbit. Predator-Prey: A coyote praying on a roadrunner. Decomposer: Earth worms decomposing dead bushes. Competition: Coyotes fighting dead quails. Mutualism : Bee eating the nectar of a flower. Parasitism: Leeches sucking the blood of animals. Commensalism: A frog living inside a tree. Scavenger: Valgum dung beetles forgo starts to eat a dead millipede. Predator-Prey: A jaguar preying on a dear. Decomposer : A slog starts to decompose dead carcass and leaves on forest ground. Competition: Monkeys compete for the best trees with the most fruit. Mutualism : A clown fish living inside an anemone. Parasitism : An octopus eating a dead fish. Commensalism : A small fish attached to a shark . Scavenger : A piranha devouring another fish. Predator-Prey : A shark preying on a fish. Decomposer : See weed decomposes dead remains on the bottom of the water. Competition :Two sharks fight over a clown fish to eat it. Mutualism :A zooxanthellae live inside the coral’s tissue. Parasitism : The Catalpa Worm is being parasitized by tiny wasp larvae. Commensalism : Fish have pondweed which protects it and give it shelter. Scavenger : A crayfish eating remains of fishes. Predator-Prey :The river muskrat eats the brown bass. Decomposer : Fungi breaking down the remains of the skeleton of a fish remains. Competition : A freshwater snails and Anuran tadpoles feed on periphytic algae.