1. Symbiosis

2. Our goal for today is to answer these questions:
What is symbiosis?
What are the different kinds of symbiosis?
What are some examples of symbiosis?

3. the act of living together
What is symbiosis?
the act of living together

4. Symbiosis What it means: Two organisms that live together
At least one of the organisms benefits from the relationship

5. What are the different kinds of symbiosis?
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
both organisms benefit
one organism benefits
one organism benefits
one organism is unaffected
one organism is harmed

6. Organism One Organism Two
Mutualism
Organism One Organism Two

7. Organism One Organism Two
Commensalism
Organism One Organism Two

8. Organism One Organism Two
Parasitism
Organism One Organism Two

9. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
Acacia Plant & Ants
Stinging ants nest in acacia tree, whose thorns discourage the ants’ predators. The tree also provides ants with food. Ants attack other animals that approach the tree & clear competing plants away from the base of the tree.
mutualism
Which symbiotic relationship is this?

10. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
Boxer Crab & Anemones
This Boxer Crab carries a pair of stinging anemones in its claws, which it uses to defend itself from predators. The anemones get to move around which increases their food supply.
mutualism
Which symbiotic relationship is this?

11. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
Shark & Remora
The remora attaches itself to the shark and saves energy since it doesn’t have to swim. It snacks on the sharks’ kills. The shark doesn’t get anything.
commensalism
Which symbiotic relationship is this?

12. Emperor Shrimp & Sea Cucumber
This tiny emperor shrimp is riding along on the back of a sea cucumber. The shrimp gets to travel around under the protection of its much larger partner, and the sea cucumber doesn't seem to mind.
commensalism
Which symbiotic relationship is this?

13. Moray Eel & Cleaner Fish
This moray eel has a small fish cleaning between its teeth. The eel gets a clean mouth while the cleaner fish gets a nice meal.
mutualism
Which symbiotic relationship is this?

14. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
Cattle & Egrets
As these cattle walk around eating grass they stir up lots of insects. The egrets hang around and get a yummy meal of insects.
Which symbiotic relationship is this?
commensalism

15. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
Clown Fish & Anemone
This clown fish swims among the sea anemone and gets protection, since its predators will get stung by the sea anemone. The anemone gets prey lured its way.
Which symbiotic relationship is this?
mutualism

16. Antelope & Oxpecker Bird
This oxpecker bird hangs out on the antelope and gets a delicious meal of bugs living on the antelope. The antelope gets rid of parasites.
Which symbiotic relationship is this?
mutualism

17. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
Loa Loa Worm & Human
This worm infects humans through their blood stream and gets a nice warm safe home. The human may go blind or have other complications as a result.
Which symbiotic relationship is this?
parasitism

18. Goby and Alpheid Shrimp
This shrimp (on
the right) uses its strong claws like a bulldozer to create a burrow in the sand. The shrimp is nearly blind. It relies upon its partner, the sharp-eyed goby, to warn of danger. When a potential predator approaches, both animals disappear quickly into the burrow.
mutualism
Which symbiotic relationship is this?

19. Wrasse fish & Batfish mutualism
Can you see the two cleaner wrasses are
removing parasites from a batfish? One of the wrasses has entered the gill slit of the batfish, and may even enter its
mouth in search of food. The batfish gets a bath and the wrasse gets a meal.
Which symbiotic relationship is this?
mutualism

20. Hummingbird Moth & Flower
mutualism
This hummingbird moth is drinking the nectar of a flower. The flower gets pollinated because the moth brings pollen from other flowers while getting a tasty meal.
Which symbiotic relationship is this?

21. Answer each of following questions.
Let’s Review
Answer each of following questions.
What is symbiosis?
What are the different kinds of symbiosis?
Describe one example of each kind of symbiotic relationship.