Animal Relationships

By: Ashley Whiteaker

Relationships

• Mutualism- when both animals benefit.• Parasitism- one benefits and one is harmed.• Commensalism- one is benefit and one is not

harmed.• Scavenger- eats dead animals.• Predator-Prey: predator is the hunter and prey is

the animal being hunt.• Decomposer- brake down dead animals for plants.• Competition- two animals fight for some reason.

Forest

• Mutualism- ants eat the plants inside of the forest. • Parasitism- things growing on trees causing them

to fall or die.• Commensalism- bee’s benefit with flowers.• Scavenger- birds eating dead animals they see.• Predator-Prey: lions hunting zebra.• Decomposer- lion dies and it brakes down for

nutrients for the plants.• Competition- two lions fighting for food.

Rain Forest

• Mutualism- little bugs eating plants.• Parasitism- things rowing on the plants.• Commensalism- the house is benefiting and the birds are

not harmed.• Scavenger- the jaguar is eating a dead fish. • Predator-Prey: the bird is hunting for something to eat.• Decomposer- the worm is dead so its helping the plants

and turning in to nutrients. • Competition- the baby wolf is fighting to find his mother.

Tundra

• Mutualism- the bulls are both benefiting.• Parasitism- one of the monkeys id benefiting and one is

harmed.• Commensalism- the cow is benefiting and the bird is

not harmed.• Scavenger- the wolf eats dead animals.• Predator-Prey: the wolf is hunting a mouse.• Decomposer- the bug is dead and making nutrients for

the plants.• Competition- the deer's are fighting.

Salt Water

• Mutualism- the fish and the plant are benefiting.• Parasitism- the water is benefiting and the fish is

harmed.• Commensalism- the fish is benefiting to the other

fish and the other fish is not harmed.• Scavenger- the crab is eating dead little fish.• Predator-Prey: the person is fishing/hunting the fish.• Decomposer- the fish is changing to nutrients.• Competition-the lobster is fighting a fish.

Fresh Water

• Mutualism- the water is benefiting to the whale.• Parasitism- the humans are benefiting the fish but the

fish are harmed.• Commensalism- the plants is benefiting the fish and

the water is not harmed.• Scavenger- the fish is eating dead animals in the water.• Predator-Prey: the crib is hunting the bug.• Decomposer- the fish is turning into nutrients.• Competition- the people are fighting the waves.

Desert

• Mutualism- the bee’s are benefiting the flowers and the flowers are benefiting the bee’s

• Parasitism- the scorpion is benefiting itself and the other bugs are harmed.

• Commensalism- the flowers are benefiting the desert and the desert is not harmed.

• Scavenger- the ant is eating the dead worm.• Predator-Prey: the cat is hunting the mouse. • Decomposer- the bug is decomposing.• Competition- the two cats are fighting for some reason.