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Mindstretcher Work collaboratively with your partner to come up with a local example of organism, population, community, and ecosystem. What is symbiosis? Literal definition: the act of living together What it means: Two organisms that live together Temporarily or for a longer time

At least one of the organisms benefits from the relationship What are the different kinds of symbiosis? Mutualism Commensalis Parasitism m both organisms benefit one organism

benefits one organism is unaffected one organism benefits one organism is harmed Example 1:

Acacia plant with ant galls Ants lay eggs on acacia tree Acacia covers the infected area with brown flesh Parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed

Example 2: Moray Eel with Cleaner Fish Moray Eel gets a clean mouth Cleaner Fish gets a Mutualism: both benefit meal Example 3: Cattle with cattle egrets

Cattle stir up insects as they eat grass Egrets hang around and eat insects Commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected Example 4: Clown fish with anemone

Clown fish gets protection, nest site, and food. Anemone gets cleaning, protection, and a lure to attract fish Mutualism: both benefit Example 5: Antelope with Oxbird

Antelope gets rid of parasites Oxbird gets a meal Mutualism: both benefit Example 6: Taenia worm in human eye Worm infects human blood stream

Human may go blind Parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed Groups Come up with examples of: Mutualism Commensalism

Parasitism