Thursday, April 7, 2011

Blog#9 Define the different forms of community interaction: competition, commensalism, mutualism, predation, parasitism Give an example and a picture for each

Competition is the fight for survival by fighting for necesites such as food, water, and shelter.






http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01454/bird-fight_1454347i.jpg

Commensalism is when one organism benefits while the other is unaffected.
http://www.nearctica.com/ecology/anemonefish.jpg

Mutualism is when both organisms benefit from interaction.
http://www.sciencegeek.net/Biology/review/graphics/Unit7/bee.jpg

Predation is where one organism preys on another.
http://www.itsnature.org/Ground/images/article-pics/African_Lion_hunting.jpg

Parasitism is where one organism benefits while slowly killing the organism it feeds on.
http://lymes-disease.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/235-nm_ticks_070614_ms.jpg

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