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Name That Relationship!
Acacia ants live on the bullhorn acacia tree, which provides the ants with food and shelter. The ants deter grazing animals from eating the tree, ultimately protecting it.
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Fleas on dogsFleas feed on
the blood of the dogs
The dog is physically weakened by the loss of blood
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Plants called epiphytes, such as certain orchids, live on other plants, which provide only a place to grow. Epiphytes absorb sunlight, water, and nutrients from their surroundings and make their own food.
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Commensalism!
The epiphyte benefits by having a place to grow. They do not harm the plant they grow on.
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Golden Trevally and Whale Sharks The smaller fish travel
in front of the whale shark, right in front of his mouth. They receive protection from the much larger fish (even though the whale shark is a filter feeder!)
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COMMENSALISM!
The whale shark is unaffected by the trevally traveling with them
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There is a tiny wasp that lays its eggs in other insects, such as caterpillars, The wasp larvae feed on the host insect and eventually kill it.
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Parasitism!
The wasp larvae benefit by having a food source and a place to grow. The host insect is harmed and eventually killed by the wasp larvae.
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Termites break down and return to the soil the cellulose materials of decaying wood. They get nutrition from wood and other cellulose materials, but cannot digest the cellulose themselves. The termites depend on one-celled protozoa to break down the cellulose in their stomachs so they can use it as food.
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Bacteria and YouBacteria in your intestines- they get food from you and produce vitamins for you
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Remoras and SharksRemoras “hitch a
ride” on sharks by attaching themselves. They feed on the scraps of the shark’s meal.
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COMMENSALISM!
The remoras benefit, the shark neither benefits nor is harmed by the relationship.
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Coral and Algae
Algae receive a place to live through their relationship with coral. The coral receives the extra food that the algae produce from photosynthesis.
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Tapeworms in human intestinesTapeworm takes
food from the host and multiply in number
The human gets malnourished and may eventually die
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