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Symbiosis

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  • Leeches on a person
    Parasitism
  • A remora hitching a ride on a sea turtle to get its next meal. The sea turtle doesn't even notice the remora.
    Commensalism
  • Bedbugs in your bed. They suck your blood and you get small lesions on your legs.
    Parasitism
  • A hermit crab uses the shell of another animal which has died for his new home.
    Commensalism
  • Oxpecker birds get a good meal by eating the ticks found on a rhinocerous.
    Mutualism
  • Head lice living on human scalps. The lice suck the blood and the human gets little bites.
    Parasitism
  • A cattle egret eats the bugs raised from cattle walking through a field. The bird gets a snack and the cattle doesn't care one way or another.
    Commensalism
  • Yucca Flowers are pollinated by yucca moths who then lay their eggs in yucca flowers. The moths get a place to lay their eggs and the flowers get pollinated.
    Mutualism
  • A cleaner fish cleaning the mouth of another fish. The cleaner fish gets lunch and the the other fish gets clean teeth!
    Mutualism
  • Mistletoe putting its roots into a host tree. The mistletoe grows while the host tree dies.
    Parasitism
  • Bees pollinate flowers and flower are food for bees. Everyone is happy!
    Mutualism
  • A wolf hunting and eating a beaver.
    Predator and Prey
  • A tick living on a dog
    Parasitism
  • A lion hunting and eating a gazelle.
    Predator and Prey
  • Tapeworms infect the liver of a dog. The tapeworm gets the nutrients from the dog and the dog gets sick.
    Parasitism
  • Mosquitoes feed on humans. The mosquitoes get the blood and the human gets nasty bites.
    Parasitism
  • Orchids growing on top of tall tropical trees. The orchid gets a home and the tree isn't harmed.
    Commensalism
  • A spider uses a tree to build its web. The spider gets a home and the tree doesn't notice the spider or the web.
    Commensalism
  • A bird builds his nest in a tree. The bird gets a happy home and the tree doesn't notice.
    Commensalism
  • A bear hunting and killing a deer
    Predator and prey