SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS

STARLING-MITE

• They have a parasitic relationship.
• A parasitic relationship is when one organism has a benefit and the other is harmed.

STARLING AND MITE

• The starling and mite can be found throughout southern Canada and northern Mexico

STARLING AND MITE

• Starlings will eat small bugs and worms. Mites feed on insect larvae
• The mite will eat the starlings skin which makes the starling sick

NOMEUS FISH-MAN O WAR JELLYFISH

NOMEUS FISH AND JELLYFISH

• The nomeus fish and the man o war jellyfish have a commensalism relationship.
• A commensalism is when one organism benefits while the other is not harmed

NOMEUS FISH AND MAN O WAR JELLYFISH

• The nomeus fish is found in the indian ocean
• The man o war jellyfish is found in tropical and subtropical oceans.

NOMEUS FISH AND MAN O WAR JELLYFISH

• The man o war jellyfish eats plankton and small fish
• The nomeus fish eats inverterbraes
• The jellyfish allows the nomeus to stay under its tentacles

ORCHIDS-TREES

ORCHIDS-TREES

• The orchid and the tree have a commensalism relationship
• Commensalism is when one organism benefits while the other is not harmed.

ORCHIDS-TREES

• The orchid is found in tundras and rainforests
• Trees are found all over the world

ORCHIDS-TREES

• Both the orchid and the tree get energy from the sun and carbon dioxide
• The tree allows the orchid to grow on it for support