Types of Symbiotic Relationships:
1. Commensalism
2. Mutualism
3. Parasitism
What is Mutualism?
- A relationship in which both animal and plant benefit.
Examples of Mutualism:
- Oxpeckers land on rhinos or zebras and eat other parasites that live on their skin.
-Ants and Aphids: Aphids suck sugar from the plants and the ants eat the leftovers and the ants protect the Aphids during the night.
-Ostrich and Zebra, they help each other see, eat and smell.
Citation: https://www.birdnote.org/show/oxpeckers-and-mutualism
What is the difference between mutualism and the other two symbiotic relationships?
ReplyDeleteCan more than two animals be involved in the relationship? Or can it only be between two organisms?
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