Interaction among animals

Interaction among animals

Multiple Select

Which of the following animal live in groups?

• Ants

• Zebras

• Eagle

• Hippopotamus

• Lion

Multiple Select

Which of the following animal live in solitary?

• Lion

• Zebras

• Eagle

• Hippopotamus

• Tiger

Advantages for animals to live in group

• Find more / bigger food

• Protect each other

• Build nest together

• Protect their young

• Control their territory

Disadvantages for animals to live in group

• Easily infected by an outbreak of diseases

• Easily detected by predators

Advantages for animal to live in solitary

• Avoid competition of food, water, space

• Reduce competition in finding mate

Disadvantages for animal to live in solitary

• Difficult to defend themselves

• Difficult in finding mating partners during mating seasons

Factors of competition among intraspecies and interspecies animals

• Food

• Space

• Shelter / Territory

• Water

• Mates

Multiple Choice

Observe the picture shown. Define if the picture shows intraspecies or interspecies interaction?

Interaction between ants.

• Intraspecies

• Interspecies

Multiple Choice

Observe the picture shown. Define if the picture shows intraspecies or interspecies interaction?

Interaction between buffaloes and tickbird.

• Intraspecies

• Interspecies

Multiple Choice

Observe the picture shown. Define if the picture shows intraspecies or interspecies interaction?

Interaction between shark and remora fish.

• Intraspecies

• Interspecies

Multiple Choice

Observe the picture shown. Define if the picture shows intraspecies or interspecies interaction?

Interaction between bees.

• Intraspecies

• Interspecies

Multiple Choice

Observe the picture shown. Define if the picture shows intraspecies or interspecies interaction?

Interaction between cat and tick.

• Intraspecies

• Interspecies

Multiple Choice

Observe the picture shown. Define if the picture shows intraspecies or interspecies interaction?

Interaction between chicken and chicks.

• Intraspecies

• Interspecies

Multiple Choice

Observe the picture shown. Define if the picture shows intraspecies or interspecies interaction?

Interaction between crab and sea anemone.

• Intraspecies

• Interspecies

Multiple Choice

Observe the picture shown. Define if the picture shows intraspecies or interspecies interaction?

Interaction between crocodile and plover bird.

• Intraspecies

• Interspecies

Define

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism