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Symbiotic Relations
Symbiotic Relations
Susan Martin
BIOLOGY
STANDARD 2.0:
The student will investigate the interactions of organisms within their environment through different relationships, population dynamics, and patterns of behavior.
PARASITISM
MUTUALISM
COMMENSALISM
PARASITISM
Is a relationship where the Symbiont lives in/on the Host The Symbiont (or Parasite) BENEFITS The Host is HARMED For example, the tick in the picture above is a parasite. It benefits by extracting blood from its human host. The human is harmed because
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Mutualism
Is a relationship between the host and a symbiont, where both organisms benefit and neither is harmed. The relationship can be long or short term. For example, in the photo above, the host flower benefits by being pollinated by the traveling butterfly. The symbiont butterfly benefits from the nectar that it extracts from the flower.
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COMMENSALISM
Is a relationship between the host and symbiont, where the symbiont benefits and the host is neither helped nor harmed. The symbiont benefits by receiving transportation, housing, and/or nutrition. For example, in the photo above the symbiont barnacles receive transportation from the host whale. The host whale is neither helped nor harmed by the barnacles.
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In the following activity, you will be given a picture scenario. Identify and select the symbiotic relationship (parasitism, mutualism, or commensalism) represented in the picture.
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In this photo the cleaner fish receives nourishment by dining off of the parasites and remaining food debris in the eels mouth. Is this an example of PARASITISM
MUTUALISM
COMMENSALISM
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Clownfish are frequently found in the tentacles of sea anemones. Sea anemones capture their prey by paralyzing them with their tentacles. However, the clownfish produces a mucus that prevents the tentacles from harming it. By dwelling amongst the tentacles the clownfish receives a protected home. This relationship is an example of
PARASITISM
MUTUALISM
COMMENSALISM
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The birds in the picture are munching on tiny parasitic insects located on the rhino. The relationship between the birds and the rhino is an example of PARASITISM MUTUALISM
COMMENSALISM
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Lampreys are primitive fish with limited digestive systems. They attach to and feed on the body fluids of fish with more advanced digestive systems, often leading to the death of the host fish. This relationship is an example of
PARASITISM
MUTUALISM COMMENSALISM
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Orchids grow on the branches of high trees. These orchids get more water and sunlight than those on the ground. The tree is unaffected by the orchids presence. This relationship is an example of PARASITISM MUTUALISM COMMENSALISM
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Image Resources
www.worldsurface.com www.orn.mpg.de/~knauer/ bshary/bsharyr.jpg www.cbu.edu/.../ image005.jpgcommensalism www.cbu.edu/~seisen/ExamplesOfCommensalism.htm www.agen.ufl.edu/.../ lect/lect_11/lect_11.htm www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/.../ sea-mer/index_e.htm www.orchid.or.jp/.../ walke/top-Brazil-1999.html
RESOURCES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/2009_abyss.html www.cyberlearn.com/coral.htm
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