Ecological Relationships

Barnacles attach themselves to whales, as a whale swims the barnacles collect food from the water.

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Predator Prey

• Parasitism

When a fruit bat eats the fruit from a fig it eats the seeds as well. These seeds are dispersed through the bat's droppings.

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Predator prey

• Parasitism

Ticks feed on deer blood which harms the deer.

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Predator prey

• Parasitism

Yucca flowers are pollinated by moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Predator Prey

• Parasitism

Hermit crabs live in shells that are abandoned by snails.

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Predator prey

• Parasitism

Honey guide birds direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers feed on the honey and then allow the birds to eat.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predator prey

• Parasitism

Clown fish live within sea anemone tentacles.

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Predator prey

Mistletoe extracts water and nutrient from the spruce tree it is attached to.

• Predator prey

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism