Ecological
Ecological
Ecological
ECOLOGICAL
RELATIONSHIP
ECOLOGICAL
RELATIONSHIP
MUTUALISM
SYMBIOTIC
RELATIONSHIP
COMMENSALISM
PREDATION
PARASITISM
COMPETITION
1. SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP
Parasite Host
Mosquito sucks on the blood of a human.
Therefore, the mosquito is benefitted and the
human is harmed.
Ticks sucks dog’s blood. At worst, the dog may
experience Anemia.
Ticks on dogs may cause lyme disease that may
harm the dog. Lyme disease may also be
experienced by humans.
2. COMPETITION
INTERSPECIFIC INTRASPECIFIC
COMPETITION – happens COMPETITION – happens
between organisms of between organisms of
different species same species
INTERSPECIFIC
Predator - Prey –
organism that eats a organism being eaten by
prey the predator
Lion (predator) chases the bird (prey) for food.
Snake (predator) eats the rat (prey) to satisfy its
hungry stomach.