Ecosystem

Is community of living organism in conjunction with

the nonliving components of their environment,
interacting as a system
1.Describe what you see.

2.Which of the two organisms benefits from what is

happening?

3.Which of the two organisms do you think is harmed

by what is taking place?

4. Where do you often see this activity happening?

A hermit Crab taking
up residence in an
empty seashell
A spider building a
web on a tree.
Fleas and mosquitoes
feed on blood from
other organisms
Aphids eat sap
from plants
Dogs supply protection and
companionship and the
humans provide food and
shelter
The shrimp digs a
burrow into the sand
and both organisms live
there. Because shrimp is
almost blind , the goby
fish will touch the
shrimp when a predator
is near
Humans have a
mutualistic
relationship with
microorganism,
primarily bacteria, in
their digestive tract.
Fighting for
territory
2 different
organism fighting
over the same
resources
Types of Interactions Effect on Organism 1 Effect on Organism 2

Mutualism + +

Commensalism + 0

Parasitism + -

Predation + -

Competition - -

Beneficial effect (+) Harmful effect (-) No Effect (0)

 Fill out the table below with the needed information about ecological
relationship and think and research on real-life example.
Ecological Description Significance Real-life Example
Relationships

Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Predation
Competition