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A particular species of a unicellular organism inhabits the intestines of termites,
where the unicellular organisms are protected from predators. Wood that is
ingested by the termites is digested by the unicellular organisms, forming food for the
termites.
Mutualism
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Mistletoe grows on trees. It sends its roots into the tree and uses the nutrients that could otherwise be used by the tree. Therefore, the tree does not get to use all the
nutrients.
Parasitism
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Lichen species are made up of a fungus that contains either a bacterium
or an alga. The fungus protects the bacterium or alga, and the bacterium or
alga provides food for the fungus.
Mutualism
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An American Robin benefits by building its nest in a Red Maple
tree. The tree is unaffected.
Commensalism
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The sea fan works as a camouflage for the seahorse, and the sea horse benefits because
of the deception from the predators.
Commensalism
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Barnacles live by using long, feathering appendages to sweep the surrounding water for small, free-floating organisms. The critical resource for barnacles is a place to stay. Barnacles can attach to
the surfaces of whales, as well as rocks, ships, and shells. They do not harm the surface to which they attach.
Commensalism
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The honey bee gets to eat the pollen from the flower. The
dandelion uses the bee to spread its pollen to another flower.
Mutualism
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The tick gets food from the deer without killing it. The deer is
harmed by losing blood to the tick, and possibly by getting an
infected wound.
Parasitism
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Birds and mammals eat berries and fruit off of plants in the wild. The birds and mammals derive a food benefit by eating the berries and fruits. The plant
has its seeds dispersed by the animals.
Mutualism
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Many species of moss or algae may live on the bark of a tree.
The tree is completely unaffected and the moss or algae has a
place to live.
Commensalism
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Female mosquitoes ingest blood from humans and mammals for the
protein to feed their larva. The saliva of the mosquito causes the skin to become irritated and itchy.
Parasitism
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Oxpeckers land on rhinos or zebras and eat ticks and other parasites that live on their skin. The oxpeckers get food and the
beasts get pest control.
Mutualism
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Commensalism
A few species of pseudo-scorpions disperse by concealing themselves under the wing
covers of large beetles. The pseudo-scorpions gain the advantage of being
dispersed over wide areas while simultaneously being protected from predators. The beetle is, presumably,
unaffected by the presence of the hitchhikers.
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Hookworms infect humans by residing in the small intestine and
feeds off of the digested food in the small intestines. As the hookworm
grows larger, the human slowly starves to death.
Parasitism
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Lice (small insects that live imbedded in the hair of some animals) feed on the blood of
mammals.
Parasitism
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Ladybugs live on plants, eating the aphids and benefiting by getting food, while the plant benefits by being rid of the
aphids.
Mutualism
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In Texas, cattle egrets (large white birds) are often found near cattle. They can also be seen feeding on insects that the cattle stir up in the
grass as they walk.
Commensalism
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A flea bites a dog drinking its blood supply. The dog gets small
bumps on its skin causing it to itch.
Parasitism
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Spider crabs live in shallow areas of the ocean floor, and greenish-brown algae lives on the crabs'
backs, making the crabs blend in with their environment, and
unnoticeable to predators. The algae get a good place to live, and the crab gets camouflage.
Mutualism
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Heartworm, whose adults reside in the right side of the heart, in
dogs, feed off of the blood supply. As the worm grows
larger, the dog’s heart is unable to pump enough blood to the rest
of the body to live.
Parasitism
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The cleaner fish remove parasitic fish and diseased tissue from larger fish’s scales, gills, or
mouths. The cleaner fish get a meal and the larger fish get
cleaned.
Mutualism