Symbiosis Review

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What is symbiosis?

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Living together, close relationship between 2 species.

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What is mutualism?

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A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.

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What is commensalism?

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A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is parasitism?

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A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of the other.

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What is predation?

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A relationship where one organism kills and eats another.

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Example of mutualism: Honeyguide birds and Honey badgers.

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Honeyguide birds lead Honey badgers to bee hives, both benefit.

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Example of commensalism: Cattle egrets and cattle.

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Cattle egrets feed on insects stirred up by cattle, cattle are unaffected.

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Example of parasitism: Ticks on mammals.

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Ticks feed on the blood of mammals, harming them in the process.

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Example of predation: A lion hunting a zebra.

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The lion kills and eats the zebra.

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What is the role of the Honeyguide bird in its relationship with the Honey badger?

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It helps the badger find bee hives, benefiting from the leftovers.