Animal Relationship

By: Jennifer Arroyo

Forest• Mutualism- 1.Bees & Flowers,2.Ant nests inside plant’s thorn,3. Egyptian

Plover bird and the crocodile.• Parasitism-tape worm lives in the human or animal and eats the food

that the human or animal eats.• Commensalism- After a polar bear makes a kill, gulls eat up the remains.• Scavenger-foxes, buzzards, rats and also bears and wolves to some

extent.• Predator/Prey-a jaguar getting an elk.

• Decomposer-Red fire ants eating the leftovers of a bug.• Competition-Two moose's fighting over A female moose.

Rain Forest• Mutualism-Ant-fungus

• Parasitism-Strangler figs grow on the branches of trees. • Commensalism-the frogs get shelter and water from the vermiliad but

the vermiliad is unaffected• Scavenger- Army Ants, King Vulture, Giant Millipede.

• Predators- Anaconda, Jaguar , Preys- deer, monkeys ect.• Decomposer- fungi, mosses, bacteria, and some ants. • Competition-zebras & wildebeest fight over the grass.

Tundra• Mutualism- lichens-are mutual's-both algae and fungi cell living

together.• Parasitism- deer tick on a deer.

• Commensalism-barren ground caribou and the arctic fox have a commensalism relationship. The fox follows the caribou who removes

the snow covering to get at lichens under the soil. The fox then hunts the subnivean mammals that have been unearthed by the caribou.• Scavenger-Arctic fox is a scavenger animal in tundra

• Predator-killer whale/Prey-seals.• Decomposer-fungi,& mushrooms

• Competition-Polar Bears are the top of food chain

Salt Water• Mutualism-shark and lee

• Parasitism-cookie-cutter shark, whatever it eats (whales/other shark)• Commensalism-barnacles, whale.

• Scavenger-Shark-Blue-hake

-Lobsters and Crab• Predator-human Prey-shark• Decomposer-guinea worm

• Competition-Octopi have to compete with humans and some sharks for lobster

Desert• Mutualism-moss growing on trees• Parasitism-a mosquito on a person• Commensalism-a bird on a cactus

• Scavenger-vulture• Predator-wolf Prey-rabbit

• Decomposer-ants• Competition-Scorpio vs. a Scorpio for a mate