Animal Relationships: Symbiosis
Dec 31, 2015
Commensalism (+, 0)
• An animal relationship in which one organism is helped and the other is not harmed.
• Examples: Bristle worm/hermit crabRemora/shark
Mutualism (+,+)
• An animal relationship in which both organisms are helped.
• Examples: Sea Anemone/ Clown fish, Tick bird/Rhino
Parasitism (+, -)
• An animal relationship in which one organism is helped and the other is harmed but not necessarily killed.
• Examples: Flea/Dog, Mosquito/ Human