Q: What is symbiosis?
A: Symbiosis is a close ecological relationship between the individuals of two (or more) different species.
1) Mutualism: a symbiotic relationship between two organisms sin which both organisms benefit
Ex: Bees and flowers, bees get pollen from the flowers and land to another flower and transfer pollen to another flower to pollinate
2) Commenslism: a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is neither helped or harmed
Ex: Fish swallow tapeworm segments and spread the tapeworm to
human hosts if the fish is eaten undercooked. (commenslism)
3) Parasitism: a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and another is harmed
Ex: Humans cutting down trees for resource, humans get paper and create furniture with the wood they make but the tree just gets cut down (parasitism)
4) Predation:
predator-prey interactions in which one organism (the predator) eats all or part of another organism (the prey)
Ex: Wolves and Deer, wolves hunt in packs for animals such as deers and deers try to run away from them, some get away some don't
Ex: Bees and flowers, bees get pollen from the flowers and land to another flower and transfer pollen to another flower to pollinate
2) Commenslism: a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is neither helped or harmed
Ex: Fish swallow tapeworm segments and spread the tapeworm to
human hosts if the fish is eaten undercooked. (commenslism)
3) Parasitism: a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and another is harmed
Ex: Humans cutting down trees for resource, humans get paper and create furniture with the wood they make but the tree just gets cut down (parasitism)
4) Predation:
predator-prey interactions in which one organism (the predator) eats all or part of another organism (the prey)
Ex: Wolves and Deer, wolves hunt in packs for animals such as deers and deers try to run away from them, some get away some don't
Symbiosis [Extended]
Symbiotic relationships between animals and plants living in a temperate deciduous forest :
Why is the relationship important?
Short-term Relationships:
Bears and Wolves are top-tier predators and hunt the same prey. The two would usually avoid each other but if the prey is rare, they have to compete for their food or face starvation. (Competition)
An Owl preys on the mouse and the mouse hides or runs away from the owl (Predation)
- Ticks nest in the deer and drinks their blood (Parasitism)
- Bees transfers pollen from one flower to another flower. Flowers produce pollen which bees use for food. (Mutualism)
- Trees provide shelter for the squirrel. (Commensalism)
- When coyote's have no prey to hunt, they end up eating black berry shrub. While eating the berries, they sometimes fall and spread around the forest and the seeds sprout into new black berry shrubs
Why is the relationship important?
- If bees were to not transfer pollen from one flower to another, The flowers wouldn't be able to reproduce
- Trees provide shelter for the squirrel so it has a place to live on and the tree does not get harmed
Short-term Relationships:
Bears and Wolves are top-tier predators and hunt the same prey. The two would usually avoid each other but if the prey is rare, they have to compete for their food or face starvation. (Competition)
An Owl preys on the mouse and the mouse hides or runs away from the owl (Predation)