Amoeba Sisters-Ecological Relationships

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What is Mutualism?

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A type of ecological relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.

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What is Predation?

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An ecological relationship where one organism (the predator) eats another organism (the prey).

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What is Parasitism?

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A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another organism, which is harmed.

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What is Competition?

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An ecological interaction where two organisms fight for the same resource, such as food, space, or mates.

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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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Example of Mutualism?

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Bees pollinating flowers; bees get food (nectar) and flowers get pollinated.

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Example of Predation?

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A lion hunting and eating a zebra.

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Example of Parasitism?

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A tick feeding on a dog's blood.

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Example of Competition?

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Two birds competing for the same nesting site.

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Example of Commensalism?

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Barnacles attaching to a whale; barnacles benefit while the whale is unaffected.