ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS

By: Nayeli Gamarra

PREDATOR/ PREY A predator is what is hunts the prey which is

always much weaker than them. A prey is what is being hunted and is

helpless compared to its predator. Ex: A lion killed and is eating the zebra

(desert). Ex: A spider eating a mosquito (forest). Ex: A red fox eating a rabbit (tundra).

SCAVENGER A scavenger are

organism that eat carcass of dead organisms they find.

Ex: A vulture eating left remains.( desert)

Ex: Wolves eating left carcass found.(tundra)

Ex: A male chimp eating the carcass of a red colobus. (forest)

MUTUALISM Mutualism is when both of the

organism benefit, a win-win situation. Ex: A turtle swimming with fish that

help clean shell. (fresh water) Ex: A bee taking the pollen from the

flower. (rain forest) Ex: A bird eating the bugs on a cactus

.(desert)

COMMENSALISM

Commensalism is when one organism is benefited but the other is not harmed.

Ex: An owl living inside a tree.(forest)

Ex: Epiphytes growing on a tree. (rainforest)

Ex: A clown fish living in a sea anemones.(salt water)

DECOMPOSER

Decomposers are organism break down dead organisms.

Ex: A beetle decomposing dung on floor. (forest)

Ex: A puffball mushroom decomposing dead leaves.(rainforest)

Ex: Sow bugs decomposing dead bark on tree.(desert)

PARASITISM When an organism

benefits but the other one is harmed.

Ex: A mosquito sucking blood from human.(desert)

Ex: A cow bird eating another bird.(forest)

Ex: A shark eating fish in the water. (salt water)

COMPETITION

When organism compete eat with each other .

Ex: Polar bears fighting .( tundra)

Ex: Wolves fighting .(forest)

Ex: Two Ox that are fighting. (tundra)

TUNDRA Mutualism : A Musk ox eating the grass

which allow new grass to grow. Parasitism: A Catalpa worms eating Cotestia

congregatus. Commensalism : Bird sleeping inside a tree. Scavenger :An Alaskan wolf is a scavenger

that eat dead remains of other organisms. Predator-Prey: An Alaskan wolf preying on a

rabbit. Decomposer: Mushrooms on dead trees

decompose it. Competition: Ferro burros that compete for

female .

FOREST Mutualism :Human hiking with a horse. Parasitism: Wolves devouring Commensalism: A Spanish moss

growing on the branches of an oak tree. Scavenger: A king vulture praying on

any remains of dead animals. Predator-Prey: A bird praying on the

worms on the ground. Decomposer: Fungi decomposing dead

leaves. Competition: Bears fighting for a basket

filled with food they both spotted.

DESERT Mutualism : Humans going for a

hike with the family. Parasitism: Rattle snake eating a

dead prairie dog. Commensalism: An owl living inside

a cacti. Scavenger: A vulture eating a dead

jackrabbit. Predator-Prey: A coyote praying on

a roadrunner. Decomposer: Earth worms

decomposing dead bushes. Competition: Coyotes fighting dead

quails.

RAINFOREST Mutualism : Bee eating the nectar of a

flower. Parasitism: Leeches sucking the blood of

animals. Commensalism: A frog living inside a

tree. Scavenger: Valgum dung beetles forgo

starts to eat a dead millipede. Predator-Prey: A jaguar preying on a

dear. Decomposer : A slog starts to

decompose dead carcass and leaves on forest ground.

Competition: Monkeys compete for the best trees with the most fruit.

SALT WATER

Mutualism : A clown fish living inside an anemone.

Parasitism : An octopus eating a dead fish. Commensalism : A small fish attached to a

shark . Scavenger : A piranha devouring another

fish. Predator-Prey : A shark preying on a fish. Decomposer : See weed decomposes dead

remains on the bottom of the water. Competition :Two sharks fight over a clown

fish to eat it.

FRESH WATER Mutualism :A zooxanthellae live inside the

coral’s tissue. Parasitism : The Catalpa Worm is being

parasitized by tiny wasp larvae. Commensalism : Fish have pondweed which

protects it and give it shelter. Scavenger : A crayfish eating remains of

fishes. Predator-Prey :The river muskrat eats the

brown bass. Decomposer : Fungi breaking down the

remains of the skeleton of a fish remains. Competition : A freshwater snails and Anuran

tadpoles feed on periphytic algae.