Symbiosis

Butterfly gets nectar from the flower and transfers pollen to other flowers to allow flowers to reproduce.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Clown fish lives among the deadly tentacles of the sea anemone and is protected. The clown fish eats food left over by the anemone keeping the area clean and also acts as “bait”.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

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Remora eats food left over by the shark. The shark makes no attempt to prey upon the remora.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

4. Braconoid wasps lay eggs on the catepillar. They hatch inside the cocoon of the catepillar and eat the developing catepillar.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Fleas on a dog…

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Barnacles attach themselves to the whale causing no harm to the whale.

• mutualsim

• commensalism

• parasitism

Lichen is actually 2 organisms: fungi and algae. The fungus has an acid that dissolves minerals in rock providing nutrients for the algae and water for the algae. The algae lives inside the fungus and carries on photosynthesis making food for the fungus.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Cattle Egret lives with Hippo. When Hippo moves about, Cattle Egret eats the insects disturbed by Hippo’s movement in the water. The insects are in the water.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism