symbiotic relationships can you determine the type of relationship described in the following...

Symbiotic Symbiotic relationshipsrelationships

Can you determine the type of Can you determine the type of relationship described in the relationship described in the

following pictures?following pictures?

Type of relationship?Type of relationship?

A mite (an eight A mite (an eight legged organism legged organism similar to a spider) similar to a spider) lives in the base of lives in the base of eyelashes of people eyelashes of people who use mascara. It who use mascara. It feeds on the feeds on the mascara; it does not mascara; it does not seem to harm peopleseem to harm people


A coyote captures, A coyote captures, kills and eats a rabbitkills and eats a rabbit


A tapeworm lives in A tapeworm lives in the intestine of a the intestine of a dog. It absorbs food dog. It absorbs food the dog has eaten the dog has eaten and grows larger in and grows larger in the process. The the process. The dog becomes weaker dog becomes weaker from malnutritionfrom malnutrition


Birds eat insects that Birds eat insects that hoover and muzzles hoover and muzzles of grazing cows of grazing cows disturbdisturb


The flower of the The flower of the yucca plant provides yucca plant provides the only location the only location where the yucca where the yucca moth can lay her moth can lay her eggs. In the eggs. In the process, the moth process, the moth pollinates the yucca pollinates the yucca flowerflower


Cleaner shrimp living Cleaner shrimp living in the ocean eat in the ocean eat ectoparasites ectoparasites (parasites on the (parasites on the outer surface of the outer surface of the animal) of the fishanimal) of the fish


Bacteria that live on Bacteria that live on the surface of our the surface of our teeth require sugar teeth require sugar from our food to from our food to survive. A by-survive. A by-product of their product of their metabolism (body metabolism (body process) decays the process) decays the enamel of teethenamel of teeth


A 3-point buck is A 3-point buck is killed by a hunterkilled by a hunter


Bacteria in the Bacteria in the intestines of cows intestines of cows produce vitamin C, produce vitamin C, enabling cows to skip enabling cows to skip orange juice at orange juice at breakfastbreakfast


Bass found in warm water lakes of Bass found in warm water lakes of Colorado eat gizzard shad, a small fish Colorado eat gizzard shad, a small fish grown and raised by the Colorado grown and raised by the Colorado Division of WildlifeDivision of Wildlife


Nitrogen-fixing Nitrogen-fixing bacteria live in the bacteria live in the roots of some plants. roots of some plants. They provide They provide nitrogen in a form the nitrogen in a form the plants need and plants need and obtain a “home” and obtain a “home” and nourishment from the nourishment from the plantsplants


Nematodes (a round Nematodes (a round worm) live in plants worm) live in plants and gain and gain nourishment from the nourishment from the plant but do not plant but do not seem to harm it.seem to harm it.


E. Coli bacteria live E. Coli bacteria live in massive quantities in massive quantities in the large intestine in the large intestine of humans. They of humans. They produce Vitamin K. It produce Vitamin K. It is not known if this is is not known if this is absorbed into the absorbed into the human’s system or human’s system or not. If it is, it aids in not. If it is, it aids in blood clottingblood clotting


Aspen trees provide Aspen trees provide shade for small shade for small spruce and fir trees. spruce and fir trees. These would not These would not grow as well in direct grow as well in direct sunlight.sunlight.


Bighorn sheep take in Bighorn sheep take in worm eggs when worm eggs when grazing. The worm egg grazing. The worm egg hatches in the intestine hatches in the intestine and the larvae migrate to and the larvae migrate to muscle tissue. When muscle tissue. When the larvae mature, they the larvae mature, they bore into capillaries and bore into capillaries and float to the lungs, where float to the lungs, where they form a cyst. Large they form a cyst. Large numbers of these can numbers of these can affect the breathing of affect the breathing of the bighorn sheep.the bighorn sheep.


Insects lay their eggs in the buds of Insects lay their eggs in the buds of spruce trees. The insect larvae live off spruce trees. The insect larvae live off the plant material and prevent the bud the plant material and prevent the bud from developing normally.from developing normally.

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