Symbiotic Relationships

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1 Symbiotic Relationships
Created By Mr. Balli

2 Learning Objective What is symbiosis or a symbiotic relationship?
What are the 3 different kinds of symbiosis? Identify Examples

3 Symbiosis Video

4 Literal definition: the act of living together
What is symbiosis? Literal definition: the act of living together What it means: Two organisms that live together Temporarily or for a longer time At least one of the organisms benefits from the relationship

5 What are the different kinds of symbiosis?
Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism both organisms benefit one organism benefits one organism benefits one organism is unaffected one organism is harmed

6 Helping each other!

7 Parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed
Example 1: Acacia plant with ant galls Ants lay eggs on acacia tree Acacia covers the infected area with brown flesh (gall) Parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed

8 Mutualism: both benefit
Example 2: Moray Eel with Cleaner Fish Moray Eel gets a clean mouth Cleaner Fish gets a meal Mutualism: both benefit

9 Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected
Example 3: Cattle with cattle egrets Cattle stir up insects as they eat grass Egrets hang around and eat insects Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected

10 Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected
Example 4: Clown fish with anemone Clown fish gets protection Anemone is unaffected Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected

11 Mutualism: both benefit
Example 5: Antelope with Oxbird Antelope gets rid of parasites Oxbird gets a meal Mutualism: both benefit

12 Parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed
Example 6: Taenia worm in human eye Worm infects human blood stream Human may go blind Parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed

13 What is Symbiosis? Two organisms that live together and at least one organism benefits from the relationship.

14 What are the 3 different kinds of symbiosis?
Mutualism – Both organisms benefit Commensalism – One benefits and the other is unaffected Parasitism – One benefits and the other is harmed