Symbiotic Relationships

This set is to help students test there knowledge of symbiotic relationships through definitions and examples

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What is symbiosis?
Any relationship between two or more organisms in which at least one benefits
What is an organism?
Any living thing; organisms are biotic
What are three types of symbiosis?
Mutualism parasitism commensalism
What is mutualism?
A relationship between two organisms in which BOTH benefit
What is parasitism?
A relationship between two organisms in which one benefits and the other organism is harmed
What do you call the organism that is harmed in a parsitic relationship?
The host
What does the harming in a parasitic relationship?
The parasite
What is commensalism?
A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is neither helped nor harmed- it is unaffected
What type of symbiosis occurs between plants and humans?
Mutualism- because plants are giving off oxygen for humans and humans are giving off carbon dioxide for plants
What type of symbiosis is occuring between a tick and a dog?
Parasitism- the tick benefits by getting blood from the dog. If untreated, the dog is harmed. (which is the host in this example?
Ideally, what type of symbiotic relationship would a good marriage strive toward?
Mutualism- BOTH should benefit
Is a lion eating a gazelle a symbiotic relationship?
NO this is not a relationship- it is simply eating- predator/prey
What kind of relationship occurs between a tree and the moss growing on the bark
If the moss is not harming the tree then it can be considered commensalism because the moss gets a place to grow but the tree is unaffected
A clown fish in the ocean is immune to the poison of a sea anemone. The clownfish can seek shelter in the anemone to escape predators. The sea anemone cannot move much so the clown fish gets and spits food into the anemone. What kind of symbiosis is occurring?
Mutualism: BOTH are benefitting