PPT-What is mutualism?

The mutual beneficial association between different kinds of organisms The shark benefits the remora and the pilot fish by giving them protection and providing them with food scraps The remora helps the shark by eating the tiny parasites which grow on a sharks skin . Simonsen and John R Stinchcombe Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Toronto 25 Willcocks Street Toronto ON M5S 3B2 Canada Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Functio Symbiosis. Mutualism. A relationship in which . BOTH. species benefit.. Mutualism Examples. Mutualism Examples. How does the sea anemone benefit?. . ______________________________________________________________. Can you think of examples of relationships where both people/ organisms benefit?. Can you think of examples of relationships where one organism benefits while the other is harmed?. Symbiotic Relationships. Mutualism. Mistletoe grows on trees. It sends its roots into the tree and uses the nutrients that could otherwise be used by the tree. Therefore, the tree does not get to use all the nutrients and usually dies.. Define . sym. :. _____________________ . Define . bio. :. _____________________. Define . symbiosis. : __________________________________. With, together. Life. Symbiosis means life together.. The different forms of symbiosis describe the relationships between organisms that live together.. Predation. The capturing of prey as a . means of maintaining life. One organism benefits . One organism is killed. Competition. Competition. – A rivalry between organisms for the same resources; The fitness of one of the organisms is lowered by the presence of another.. 3 types of Symbiosis. It literally means “together life”. It refers to organisms that live in close approximation; often they cannot live without each other.. Top flap). Parasitism (right flap). Crocodile and plover bird. The plover bird eats the food out of the crocodile's teeth and prevents it from getting infections. This is the plover birds main diet.. The plover bird gets food and the crocodile’s mouth is clean. This is mutualism.. Types of species interactions. Positive . Negative. N. eutral. Positive species interactions. Mutualism. Both species benefit by interacting with each other. Ant-Acacia mutualism. Mutualism. http://. Mutualism:. A . symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit from the association.. Commensalism. : . A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits from the association and the other organism is unaffected.. For each of the following examples, state the type of symbiotic relationship that is being shown on the answer sheet provided.. Mutualism. Commensalism. Parasitism. EXAMPLE…. Do not write this down. in an. ECOSYSTEM . interact?. ORGANISMS . in an ecosystem interact with plants, animals and their. ENVIRONMENT. .. INTERACTIONS . can cause populations to. INCREASE . or . DECREASE. .. INTERACTIONS . Ecology. : the relationships between living things and their environment. .. Terms to Know:. Biotic. – all living organisms. Abiotic. . – all non-living things (air, water, light, rocks, soil,…). Ants and acacia trees. Symbiosis. Ecology Unit. Chapter 2. Take out your journals and copy down the “I Can” statement. for #6 in your Electronic Journals.. Symbiosis. What is symbiosis?. Close. and .