ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS

By: Matthew Burton

Mutualism

Mutualism- when two animals or species benefit Salt water- clown fish living in a sea anemone Rain forest –bird eating bugs out of a tree Desert- man walking his dog Tundra- fungi on tree Forest – fungi on tree Fresh water – worm living in crab shell

Scavenger

Scavenger- When animals eat other dead animals.

Forest- vulture eating dead carcass Tundra- polar bears will eat dead animals Fresh water- snails will eat fish after they died Desert – vulture eating dead carcass Salt water – sharks eating meat off of dead

whales Rain forest – jaguars will eat dead animals for

there meat

Predator/ Prey

Predator/Prey- predator hunts and eats the prey Salt water- shark hunting a seal Fresh water –crocodile hunting a deer Rain forest – jaguar hunting wild boar Tundra – polar bear hunting penguin or fish Forest – mountain lion hunting a wild turkey or

deer Desert – owl hunting mouse

Parasitism

Parasitism- When one benefits and the other is harmed

Forest – Tape worm in humans or animals Desert - Tick on a dog Tundra – Tape worm in Caribou Rain forest – leeches sucking blood of animals Saltwater - Sea Lice on the Sun Fish Fresh water – a leech sucking the blood of other

animals.

Commensalism

Commensalism- when one benefits and the other isn't harmed.

Salt water- clown fish in sea anemone Rain forest – plants living on trees sheltering and feeding

tree frogs Fresh Water – the mosquito drinking blood off of animals Forest – moss growing on a red wood tree Tundra – the arctic fox follows large predators for food Desert – wood pecker getting nutrients out of a cactus

Competiton

When animals try to get attention of the opposite sex or same sex

Forest – mountain lion fighting other mountain lions to get attention from females

Rain forest – jaguar fighting other jaguars to get attention of females

Tundra – polar bears fighting to get attention of females Desert – bobcats fighting to get attention of females Fresh water – crocodiles fight to mate with females Salt water – seals call dominance to mate with other females in

the pack