Predation, mutualism, commensalism, or parasitism

1.   Predation, Mutualism, Predation, Mutualism, 
Commensalism, or ParasitismCommensalism, or Parasitism

2. CommensalismCommensalism
Commensalism is a relationship between Commensalism is a relationship between
two living organisms where one benefits two living organisms where one benefits
and the other is neither harmed nor and the other is neither harmed nor
helped. helped.

3. The clownfish lives among the forest The clownfish lives among the forest
of tentacles of an anemone and is of tentacles of an anemone and is
protected from potential predators.protected from potential predators.

4. Some birds live among cattle to eat the Some birds live among cattle to eat the
insects stirred up as they walk. One insects stirred up as they walk. One
example are egrets who hunt for example are egrets who hunt for
insects near a grazing animal's mouth.insects near a grazing animal's mouth.

5. One animal attaching itself to another One animal attaching itself to another
for transportation such as barnacles for transportation such as barnacles
attach to shells or whales or a shrimp attach to shells or whales or a shrimp
riding on a sea slugs.riding on a sea slugs.
barnacles on whale’s tail and clam
shrimp riding on a sea slug

6. One species uses a second One species uses a second
organism for housing such as small organism for housing such as small
mammals or birds that lives in holes mammals or birds that lives in holes
in trees or orchids which live in trees.in trees or orchids which live in trees.
Orchid in rainforest Venezuela

7. ParasitismParasitism
One organism, usually physically smaller of One organism, usually physically smaller of
the two (the parasite) benefits and the the two (the parasite) benefits and the
other (the host) is harmed other (the host) is harmed

8. Ticks and fleas that live in a host Ticks and fleas that live in a host
animal's fur bite the animal and animal's fur bite the animal and
drink its blood are parasites. drink its blood are parasites.

9. Insects such as mosquitoes Insects such as mosquitoes
feeding on a host are parasites. feeding on a host are parasites.

10. Vines such as Kudzu growing on TreesVines such as Kudzu growing on Trees

11. Tomato Hornworm with Wasp Eggs Tomato Hornworm with Wasp Eggs

12. Tapeworm or Hookworms living in Tapeworm or Hookworms living in
Host's Gut Host's Gut

13. The roots of the Owl Clover are The roots of the Owl Clover are
partly parasitic on the roots of other partly parasitic on the roots of other
desert wildflowers. desert wildflowers.

14. MutualismMutualism
Both species benefit from the interaction.Both species benefit from the interaction.

15. Flowers and their Pollinators Flowers and their Pollinators
(examples: Bees and (examples: Bees and
hummingbirds gather nectar and hummingbirds gather nectar and
spread pollen.) spread pollen.)

16. Birds and mammals eat berries and Birds and mammals eat berries and
fruits while the plant benefits by the fruits while the plant benefits by the
dispersal of it seeds.dispersal of it seeds.

17. Algae and Fungi > Lichen - Alga Algae and Fungi > Lichen - Alga
gets water and nutrients from the gets water and nutrients from the
fungus and the fungus gets food fungus and the fungus gets food
from the algae.from the algae.

18. Cleaners eat insect pests from the skin Cleaners eat insect pests from the skin
of animals. (ex: Egyptian plover cleans of animals. (ex: Egyptian plover cleans
giraffes and buffaloes) giraffes and buffaloes)

19. Many herbivores such as cows, sheep, Many herbivores such as cows, sheep,
deer, horses and rabbits depend on deer, horses and rabbits depend on
bacteria that live in their stomachs to bacteria that live in their stomachs to
break down the plant material.break down the plant material.

20. Coral Reefs- The corals get food Coral Reefs- The corals get food
and the algae get protection.and the algae get protection.

21. PredationPredation
one eats another (Herbivores eat plants. one eats another (Herbivores eat plants.
Carnivores eats animals.) Carnivores eats animals.)