Living Organisms

Many relationships are needed for a stable envirornment

Posted by bri.d43 on January 26, 2016 at 10:00 PM

Predator: a consumer who captures and eats other consumers

Prey: a consumer who is captured and eaten by another consumer

 

  • Like a lion to a zebra, the female lion hunts and kills the zebra for food

 


Mutualism: a symbiotic relationship in which both species benifit 

 

  • Like a relationship between an acacia tree and ants, the tree provides a home for the ants and ants will protect trees from predators

 



Commensalism: a relationship in which in which both species benifit 

 

  • like cattle and cattle egrets, cattle graze on grass and disturb insects and the egrets eat the bugs. Both benifit from a food source 

 



Parasitism: a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benifits and the other is harmed 

 

  • like a brown headed cowbird, they are a brood parasite and lay their eggs in nests of other bird species so they can raise their young 


 

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