LIVING THINGS INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER

Living things interact with each other

SYMBIOSIS

COMPETITIVE

All living things interact with each other in different ways.

PARASITISM

MUTUALISM

SYMBIOSIS

COMMENSALISM

COMPETITION

PREDATION

COMPETITIVE

PARASITISM

When the relationship benefits Only the organism known as parasite. the host is the organism that carries the parasite. the parasite harms the host.

examples

MOSQUITOES BITE AND SUCK BLOOD FROM THEIR HOSTS

HOSTS ARE HARMED IN THE PROCESS

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COMMENSALISM

When one organism obtains food or other benefit from another without harming or benefiting the latter.

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examples

Spiders often build their webs on plants. These webs do not harm or benefit the plant.

MUTUALISM

When the relationship benefits all the organisms involved

The bees then carry the pollen to other flowers

Bees obtain nectar from the flowers

The pollen sticks to their bodies

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examples

COMPETITION

When two or more organisms need the same resources they compete to get the most.

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examples

some species compete with each other to impress females.

PREDATION

When one organism hunts and eats another organism.

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examples

Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land. they hunt down and eat herbivores.

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Do all living things coexist peacefully?