Symbiotic Relationships
Symbiotic Relationships
Symbiosis- Any relationship in which two
species live closely together.
3 Types of symbiosis:
1. Mutualism
2. Commensalism
3. Parasitism
Mutualism
Both species benefit
Examples:
Acacia Tree and Stinging Ants
Anemone and Clownfish
Bacteria and Bovine Gut
Oxpecker and Rhino’s
Acacia and Ants
Anemone and Clownfish
Oxpecker/
Rhino
Commensalism
One species benefits, the other is neither
helped nor harmed
Ex: Sm. Pilot Fish and Shark, Barnacle and
Whale, Remora and Turtle, Grouse and
Antelope, Triggerfish and smaller fish,
Orchids*
Parasitism
one species lives on or in another
organism and harms it
Ex: Parasitic Fungi feeding on jungle
insects, Tapeworm, Ringworm
Tapeworm (yuk!)
Parasitic Jungle Fungi
Types of Symbiotic Interactions
What type of Symbiosis is shown
in the following photos?
Imperial Shrimp and Sea
Cucumber (hitches a ride!)
Cuckoo bird
Epiphytes
-An epiphyte is a plant that
grows upon another plant (such
as a tree) non-parasitically or
sometimes upon some other
object (such as a building or a
telegraph wire), but derives its
moisture and nutrients from the
air, rain, and sometimes from
debris accumulating around it
instead of the structure it is
fastened to.
-Referred to as an “air plant”