Mutualism Examples (Symbiosis)

Define mutualism

• One organism benefits, one is unaffected

• Both organisms benefit

• One benefits, one is harmed.

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Mutualism emojis

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• 😀, 😐

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Clownfish- home & protection

Sea anemone- Clownfish lures prey into the sea anemone and the sea anemone gets food.

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

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Honeybees- Nectar

Flowers- Get pollinated

Which type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

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Oxpecker- Gets protection

Rhinocerous- Gets cleaned of parasites, insects, and ear wax, gets alerted of predators.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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Zebra- Gets cleans of parasites and ear wax

Oxpecker- Food and protection

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

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The wrasse, a small marine fish, periodically cleans harmful parasites from the mouth and body of the moray eel. The moray, in turn, protects the wrasse from larger predators and provides it with a constant supply of food. This is an example of the type of relationship known as

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

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nitrogen-fixing bacteria- Get a home in the roots of the plants

Legume- Get nitrogen

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

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Organism #1: Protozoa (Benefits) Food & shelter

Organism #2: termite's digestive system (Benefits) Digestion

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predation

• Mutualism

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Egyptian Plover- Food & protection

Crocidille- Teeth get cleaned

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predation

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