SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS

WOODPECKER AND PINETREE

• They have a parasitism relationship.
• This is a relationship between two different organisms where the parasite harms the host.
• They are found in wooded areas.
• The woodpecker eats insects. The pinetree makes its own food.
• The tree is shelter for woodpecker. But the woodpecker puts holes in the tree.

WREN AND OSPREY

• They have a commensalism.
• An association between two organisms in which one benefits but the other one is not harmed.
• They are found in wooded areas
• The osprey eat fish while the wren eats insects.
• The osprey lets the wren live in its nest.

WHITE ROT FUNGUS AND AN OAK TREE

• They have a parasitism relationship.
• It is a relationship between two different organisms where the parasite harms the host.
• They are found in forest and wooded areas
• White rot fungus makes its own food and it eats the tree. The oaktree makes its own food.
• The tree is a place for the fungus to live while the fungus eats the tree. And makes the oaktree rot.

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