INTERACTION
BETWEEN
ORGANISMS
Prey predator Competition Symbiosis
Commensalism ParasitismMutualism
Prey-predator
A relationship where an animal captures and
eat other animals.
Rat is the victim
(prey)
Snake eats and
kills rat
(predator)
Owl
Rat
(Predator)
(Prey)
Frog
(Predator)
Insects
(Prey)
Predator Prey
Owl
Tiger
Frog
Rat
Goat/deer
Insect
Competition
Competition is a relationship where organisms
compete with each other for food, light, water,
shelter, mate or minerals.
Compete for food
Compete for light
This is Intra-specificcompetition.
Competition among organisms of the same species.
This isInter-specificcompetition.
Competition among organisms of different species.
INTERACTION
BETWEEN
ORGANISMS
Prey predator Competition Symbiosis
Commensalism ParasitismMutualism
Organisms
live together
Commensalism
Commensalism is a relationship between two
organisms.
The commensal benefits from the host.
Commensalism (+,0)
Remora fish
Gets
-free transport
-feeds on food
scraps left by sharkShark
-not receive any
benefits or harm
Commensalism (+,0)
Bird’s nest fern
-Grows on a tree
-To obtain sunlight
Tree
-not receive any
benefits or harm
b
Barnacles
-gets shelter
Mussels
-Not affected
INTERACTION
BETWEEN
ORGANISMS
Prey predator Competition Symbiosis
Commensalism ParasitismMutualism
Organisms
live together
Mutualism
Mutualism is an interaction that benefits
both organisms. (+,+)
Mutualism (+,+)
Lichenconsists of fungi and algae living together.
Algae
-produce food
Fungi
-Provide shelter
Mutualism (+,+)
Nodule
(contain
Nitrogen fixing
bacteria)
-Plant needs nitrogen
-But it must be changed
to nitrates first.
-Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
change nitrogen to nitrates
Peanut plant root
-Provide shelter and food
bacteria
INTERACTION
BETWEEN
ORGANISMS
Prey predator Competition Symbiosis
Commensalism ParasitismMutualism
Organisms
live together
Parasitism (+,-)
Parasitism is an interaction that benefits the
parasites.
On the other hand, the host is harmed by the
parasites.
Parasitism (+,-)
Tapeworm
-A parasite
-Live in human intestine
-Obtain food and shelter
from human
Host (Human)
-Loses weight
-Becomes weak
Parasitism (+,-)
Wood fungus
-Obtains food and
shelter from tree
Host (Tree)
-Is weakened and
may die
Parasitism (+,-)
Rafflesia
-Obtains food and
shelter from tree
Host (Tree)
-Is weakened and
may die
Biological control
Attack,destroy
The fruits
Oil palm plantation
versus
Biological control
Pesticide
Which method is better to kill
the pests and save
environment?
Biological control
kill
-A method of using living things to killthe pests.
-Use prey-predatorrelationship.
Biological control
Aphids (insects)
-destroy the plant
Ladybird
-eat aphids
-to save the plant
Biological control has many advantagesas compared to using
pesticides.
Some of them are :
a. does not pollute the environment
b. does not kill other pests because natural
enemies are used
c. is cheapand safeto use.
Biological control