Ecological Relationships

This week we are studying about three types of symbiotic relationships.

1) Mutualism - where both species benefit from the relationship
Example: Honey Guide Bird & the Honey Badger - the bird leads the badger to a hive and the badger knocks the hive down and feasts on the honey, then the bird feasts on the honey
2) Commensalism - where 1 species benefits and the other is not harmed or does not benefit
Example: Barnacles on the whale - the barnacles get shelter and the whale is unharmed
3) Parasitism - where 1 species benefits and the other is harmed
Example: deer & tick - tick feasts on the blood of a deer and the deer is harmed