Symbiotic Relationships

 Interdependence
• is all organisms affect each other's
survival in some way or the other
• AFFECT means they can benefit, be
harmed, or nothing happens
(neutral)
• That affect can be described with a
symbiotic relationship.

• Gain, harm or neutral

 • Symbiosis is a close relationship
between two species in which at
least one partner benefits

Symbiotic • The other partner gains OR is

relationships harmed OR nothing happens

• There are 3 types of relationships

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTGcS7vJqbs
 Mutualism + +
• both partners benefit
• honey and bees - sharks and remora
3 types of
Symbiotic • Commensalism + O
Relationship • 1 benefits and the other is neither
s helped nor harmed

• Parasitism + --
• 1 party benefits and the other is
harmed
 Weirdest animal
relationships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9KvEg102Tc
Symbiotic
relationships
THURSDAY 10.09.2020
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 Examples of
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yhPeVD5Tm4
Symbiotic
Relationships • Draw the table below, watch the video and write 3
examples for each

Symbiotic Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

Relationship
Mutualism ++

Commensalism
+o
 • Clown fish and sea anemone
• Termites and intenstitual flagellates
• Animals eat seeds of plants and plants
seeds are disbursed
Mutualism • Bullhorn acacia and ants
• Spider crab and algae
• The shrimp and golby
Commensalism
• Cattle egret and cows or bulls
• Remora(sharkfish) and sharks
• Brudock seeds and animals
• Barnacles and wells
 • Arthropods and mosquito
Parasitic •
 • Organisms compete with one another for a
resource
Another • That could be for food, larger protective
relationship is shell, mating, shelter etc.
competition • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24Kp
72V67g
 • You will be given 2 sheets of paper
• Each sheet has an example of 2 organisms.
• Find the symbiotic relationship, define the
relationship and explain why it is that
Flashcards
relationship based on your research.
• Cut out each one and glue it in your book
• Don’t forget about the new relationship
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Design a poster in Canva
• Choose 1 relationship such as mutualism or commensalism,
or parasitism.
• Find an example to suite the chosen relationship
• Add an image of the 2 partners involved
• Explain who is benefited, harmed or not harmed
• Explain why the partners benefit, are harmed or not
harmed
• YOU CAN NOT CHOOSE AN EXAMPLE ALREADY
MENTIONED
 Relationship Image or Name the 2 Explain why
video partners it is that
involved particular
symbiotic
Find one relationship
example of
Mutualism
Mutualism,
Commensalism
and Parasitism Commensalis
m

Parasitism