Benefecial Interaction Between Living Organisms

Beneficial Interactions
Among Living Things

Ecology-it is the study on the
interaction of living things
with one another and with its
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environment.
•Ecology is the study of the links between living
species, including humans, and their physical
environment; it aims to comprehend the vital
connections between plants and animals and the
rest of the world. Ecology also gives knowledge
on the benefits of ecosystems and how humans
might use Earth's resources sustainably for future
generations.
Ecologists examine these interactions
between species and habitats of varying
sizes, from minuscule bacteria living in
a fish tank to the convoluted
interactions between thousands of
plants, animals, and other groups found
in a desert.
Community- are
different species of
animals and plants living
together in the same
environment.
•A population is a subset of
individuals belonging to a single
species that live in a particular
geographic area and interbreed in
sexually reproducing species. For some
species, establishing population
boundaries is easy; it is challenging for
others.
Plants and animals that live on islands,
for example, have a geographic range
bounded by the island's perimeter. In
comparison, other species are spread
over broad areas, making it more
difficult to define the borders of local
populations.
There is a continuum between
closed people that are
geographically isolated from and do
not interact with other populations
of the same species and open
populations that exhibit variable
degrees of connectivity.
Below are images of
relationships among living
things which show two
beneficial relationships in
an ecosystem.
In a commensal relationship, one
organism benefits while the other is
unaffected. By attaching itself to a
leopard shark, a remora is carried
along on the shark's power. This allows
the remora to “travel” to different areas
without having to expend its own
energy to swim.
In the puzzle below,
find five (5) names
of animals.
Below are images of
relationships among living
things which show two
beneficial relationships in
an ecosystem
Different species of living
things in an ecosystem
exist in a relationship
with other species in
order for them to survive.
The relationship may be
.
beneficial to both the species

involved or it may benefit only
one species while the other is
not benefited or harmed.
The following are the
types of beneficial
interactions of living
things in an
ecosystem:
Mutualism – is a
type of interaction
where both organisms
benefit from the
relationship.
Example: bee and a flower
The bee feeds on the nectar of

the flower and the flower gets
pollinated when the bee transfer
from one flower to the other
flower.
Commensalism – is a
type of interaction where
one organism benefits
while the other is not
benefited or harmed.
Example: orchid growing on a
branch/trunk of a tree
The orchid grows on a tree
but it does not harm the tree.
And the tree gets nothing from
the orchid plant.
Questions:
1.What is the type of
interaction where one
organism benefits while the
other is not benefited or
harmed?
2.What is the type of
interaction where both
species benefit from the
relationships?
In the table below are pairs of
organisms in a relationship.
Write the name of the
organism under (+) if
benefited and (0) if not
benefited or harmed.
Organisms (+) (0)
1. butterfly and flowers
2. fish and plants
3. turtle and remoras
4. carabao and egret

5. orchids and tree
Mutualism refers to a mutually beneficial relationship
between two species where both receive benefit from
the other. One example would be a cowbird eating
pesky parasites off the back of a bovine. The cow is
freed from parasites and the bird gets a meal.
Butterflies also have mutualistic relationships with
other species, including flowers and ants.
plants can spread with higher success
in ecosystems where fish perform seed
dispersal, and multiple fish species
engaging in this process can create
a mutualistic network. Fish in large
rivers may transport seeds great
distances, contributing to higher
floodplain plant diversity
What is the interaction between plants and
animals (fish)?
Mutualism is an obligate interaction
between organisms that requires
contributions from both organisms and in
which both benefit. There are many
examples in nature. Pollination and
dispersal, discussed above, are mutualistic
because both plant and pollinator or
disperser benefit from the relationship.
The Remoras are a group of fish that
belong to the family “Echeneidae” and may
be called suckerfish. They lack swim
bladder; instead they use a sucking disc on
the top of their heads to attach themselves
to larger marine animals such as sharks,
turtles, and manta rays in a model of
commensal relationship.
There is also a symbiotic
relationship between the carabao and
another creature, the heron. Symbiotic
means that both animals benefit in some
way from the relationship they share. In this
case, the carabao provides food (ticks) for
the heron, and the heron keeps the carabao
free of ticks.
Orchids do not harm the
trees they grow in. Their
roots stay on the bark of
the tree; they do not take
water or nutrients from the
tree.
Decode the message.
Message:
__________________
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__________________
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Message:
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Identify the picture whether
it is a mutualism or a
Commensalism interaction.
Write M if It is mutualism
and C if it is
commensalism.
ASSESSMENT:
Directions: Read the
questions carefully. Write the
letter of your
answer in your Answer
Sheet/Science notebook.
1. What is the study on
the interaction of living
things with one another
and with its environment?
A. Community
B. Ecology
C. Ecosystem
D. Population

2.Is there an interaction
between ducks and cows?
A.Maybe
B. yes
C.none
D.I don’t think so

3. There are different species of

animals and plants living
together in the same
environment. How is this
organization classified?
A. Association
B. Community
C. Ecology
D. Population
4. What do you call the type of
interaction where both organisms
benefit from each other?
A.Commensalism
B.Competition
C.Mutualism
D.D. Parasitism
5. In rice fields, ducks eat
the eggs of golden apple
snail, a pest for rice plants.
What relationship exists
between the ducks and the
rice plants?
A. Commensalism
B. Competition
C. Mutualism
D. Parasitism

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Beneficial Interactions

Among Living Things

beneficial to both the species

The bee feeds on the nectar of

1. butterfly and flowers

2. fish and plants

3. turtle and remoras

4. carabao and egret

3. There are different species of

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