PREDATION

MUTUALISM

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The center smile is shared by all relationships reminding us of the definition of symbiosis which is a relationship in which organisms live together and AT LEAST ONE is benefited.

PREDATIONMUTUALISM

PA

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Interacting Species Pair

Ecological Relationship Prediction

(predation, competition, commensalism, mutualism,

parasitism)

Actual Ecological Relationship

(name and describe)

Clip 1:Tiger Shark/ Loggerhead Turtle

   

Clip 2:Shark/Jack

   

Clip 2: Shark/Mackerel

   

Clip 2:Shark/Shark Suckerfish

   

Clip 2:Hammerhead Shark/Barberfish

   

Clip 3:Shark/Fishermen

   

Clip 1: Shark and Turtle•How does the turtle protect itself?•What relationship is held between the tiger shark and the loggerhead turtle?

Clip 2: Unlikely Travel Companions•List three ways in which being near a shark might be beneficial to a fish.•What is one way that a shark might benefit from a fish (other than as prey)?•Classify each shark-fish relationship shown in this clip as commensalism, mutualism, or parasitism.

Clip 3: Sharks and Fishermen•How have sharks become trained to follow fishermen?•Describe how the following species pairs interact in the clip: fishermen/fish; sharks/fish; sharks/fishermen.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lessons/symbiotic-strategies/video-segments/1496/

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In

tera

ctio

n of

Liv

ing

Thin

gs (B

iotic

/Sym

biot

ic R

elat

ions

hips

) Spi

nwhe

el W

orks

heet

Inst

ruct

ion:

Cla

ssify

the

inte

ract

ion

of liv

ing

thin

gs b

eing

des

crib

ed b

y fill

ing

the

blan

ks w

ith: c

omm

ensa

lism

, co

mpe

titio

n, m

utua

lism

, par

asitis

m, o

r pre

datio

n.1.

Fun

gus

and

liche

ns liv

e to

geth

er. T

he fu

ngus

get

s fo

od fr

om th

e al

gae

while

the

alga

e ge

ts a

pla

ce to

live.

2. T

he p

aras

itic ro

undw

orm

anc

hors

itse

lf to

the

wall o

f the

inte

stin

e an

d c

ause

s di

seas

es to

the

orga

nism

s.3.

Spi

ders

cre

ate

thei

r web

s on

ste

ms

and

trunk

s of

pla

nts.

4. A

mou

se is

cap

ture

d an

d ea

ten

by a

n ow

l.5.

Two

ang

elfis

h ar

e st

rugg

ling

for t

he b

est t

errit

ory

in a

sm

all f

ishbo

wl.

6. C

heet

ahs

and

lions

feed

on

the

sam

e pr

ey.

7. In

sect

s ge

t nec

tar f

rom

flow

ers.

The

y al

so tr

ansf

er th

e po

llen

that

get

s st

uck

in th

eir b

odie

s to

ano

ther

flow

er.

8. O

rchi

ds p

erch

on

stur

dier

pla

nts.

The

y ca

use

no h

arm

to th

e ho

st p

lant

. The

y be

nefit

sim

ply

from

bei

ng e

xpos

ed

to s

unlig

ht.

9. T

he w

aste

pla

nt s

ap p

rodu

ced

by a

phid

s ar

e us

ed b

y an

ts fo

r nut

ritio

n. T

he a

nts

prot

ect t

he a

phid

s fro

m

para

sites

.10

. An

oyst

er a

ttach

es it

self

to a

man

grov

e. T

he o

yste

r has

a p

lace

to liv

e, b

ut th

e m

angr

ove

is un

harm

ed.

11. M

any

bact

eria

live

in th

e hu

man

inte

stin

es. T

hese

bac

teria

feed

on

the

food

 in o

ur g

uts

with

out h

arm

ing

us.

12. T

he s

ea la

mpr

ey u

ses

its o

ral d

isc to

atta

ch it

self

to a

larg

er fi

sh, b

ores

a h

ole

thro

ugh

the

fish’

s fle

sh, a

nd s

ucks

its

blo

od.

13. A

lio

n de

vour

s a

deer

.14

. A s

nake

cat

ches

and

swa

llows

a fr

og.

15. C

him

panz

ees

figh

t to

achi

eve

supr

emac

y in

the

tribe

.16

. The

shr

imp

digs

to b

urro

w its

elf a

nd th

e go

by fi

sh. I

n ca

se o

f dan

ger,

the

goby

fish

touc

hes

the

shrim

p wi

th it

s ta

il to

warn

it.

17. D

odde

r pla

nts

have

root

like

stru

ctur

es th

at p

enet

rate

the

vasc

ular

bun

dles

of o

ther

pla

nts

to g

et n

utrie

nts.

.18

. Her

mit

crab

s us

e ga

stro

pod’

s sh

ells

to p

rote

ct th

eir b

odie

s wi

thou

t bei

ng h

arm

ed.

19. A

rem

ora

fish

atta

ches

itse

lf to

sha

rks.

Whe

n th

e sh

ark

eats

, it e

ats

the

scra

ps. T

he s

hark

doe

s no

t har

m th

e re

mor

a fis

h.20

. Am

oeba

in h

uman

s ca

uses

infe

ctio

n th

at le

ads

to liv

er a

bsce

sses

and

dys

ente

ry.

21. T

icks

atta

ch fi

rmly

to th

e sk

in o

f oth

er a

nim

als

to d

raw

bloo

d.22

. The

Nile

cro

codi

le, w

ith it

s m

outh

ope

n, p

erm

its th

e Eg

yptia

n pl

over

bird

to fe

ed o

n an

y le

eche

s at

tach

ed to

its

gum

.23

. A fl

y is

trapp

ed in

a s

pide

r’s w

eb.

24. Y

ello

w ra

ttle

plan

t get

s so

me

of it

s nu

trien

ts fr

om th

e ro

ots

of n

eigh

borin

g pl

ants

.25

. Ten

tom

ato

plan

ts a

re g

rown

in o

ne s

mal

l po

t with

limite

d am

ount

of s

oil.

26. A

frog

cat

ches

a g

rass

hopp

er.

27. T

he te

rrito

rial c

lown

fish

lives

in s

ea a

nem

ones

. The

y pr

otec

t eac

h ot

her f

rom

thei

r pre

dato

rs.

28. A

tom

ato

horn

worm

is c

over

ed w

ith c

ocoo

ns o

f pup

atin

g be

acon

ed w

asps

. It d

ies

as th

e wa

sps

pupa

te.

29. A

sho

rt pl

ant r

ecei

ves

less

sun

light

bec

ause

it is

sha

ded

by a

tall p

lant

.30

. Tor

salo

flie

s ca

tch

smal

ler f

lies

so th

ey c

an g

lue

thei

r egg

s on

them

. The

cap

tive

flies

are

rele

ased

unh

arm

ed,

but c

arry

the

eggs

unt

il the

y la

nd o

n a

host