What are some of the symbiotic relationship between animals and plants in your living biome?
In the tropical rainforest, Capuchin Monkeys and flowering trees have a Mutualism relationship. The monkey feeds off the nectar in the flowering trees and while doing so it gets pollen on its face. That eventually gets transferred to other flowers. Both of the species benefit. Another Mutualism relationship is between the brazil nut tree and an animal called the agouti. The agouti is one of the only animals that can break open the trees nuts, and the tree requires the animal to spread its seeds.
Why is this relationship important? i.e. what would happen to one of the organisms if the other one is no longer present?
These relationships are both very important because they rely on one another to survive. If one of the organisms was no longer present, the other one would probably die because of starvation.
What are some of the short-term relationships (predation/competition) between organisms in your biome?
A relationship between organisms in the tropical rainforest is between ants and caterpillars. Some caterpillar species make a sweet chemical from "dew patches" on top of their backs. Then certain species of ants will feed on it. In return from feeding, ants try to protect the caterpillars and have also been observed that they carry the caterpillars to their nest at night for safety. This happens only to a specific specie.
Symbiotic relationships are categorized:Mutualism,Commensalism & Parasitism (broad sense)
Mutualism: this is when both organisms benefit from each other. An example is the Capuchin Monkeys and also the flowering trees. (same as question 1)
Commensalism: this is when only one of the two organisms benefit. An example is the New World army ants that inhabit the rainforest floor and also the ant birds. The army ants always take whatever that comes into their path while marching the forest floor. The ant birds follow the ants and just feed on whatever that is left behind. The army ants also manage to make the floor shake while they march. The shaking causes the insects to fly out onto the forest floor. The ant birds then happily take the insects away. Ant birds have benefited from the army ants but the army ants do not get benefited.
Parasitism: this is when one organism benefits and the other one is harmed. An example is with the phorid Fly and the leaf-cutter ants. Once the leaf-cutter ants have collected their leaves, the phorid flies attack the ants and then lay their eggs in the crevices of the ant's head. Obviously killing the ant.
In the tropical rainforest, Capuchin Monkeys and flowering trees have a Mutualism relationship. The monkey feeds off the nectar in the flowering trees and while doing so it gets pollen on its face. That eventually gets transferred to other flowers. Both of the species benefit. Another Mutualism relationship is between the brazil nut tree and an animal called the agouti. The agouti is one of the only animals that can break open the trees nuts, and the tree requires the animal to spread its seeds.
Why is this relationship important? i.e. what would happen to one of the organisms if the other one is no longer present?
These relationships are both very important because they rely on one another to survive. If one of the organisms was no longer present, the other one would probably die because of starvation.
What are some of the short-term relationships (predation/competition) between organisms in your biome?
A relationship between organisms in the tropical rainforest is between ants and caterpillars. Some caterpillar species make a sweet chemical from "dew patches" on top of their backs. Then certain species of ants will feed on it. In return from feeding, ants try to protect the caterpillars and have also been observed that they carry the caterpillars to their nest at night for safety. This happens only to a specific specie.
Symbiotic relationships are categorized:Mutualism,Commensalism & Parasitism (broad sense)
Mutualism: this is when both organisms benefit from each other. An example is the Capuchin Monkeys and also the flowering trees. (same as question 1)
Commensalism: this is when only one of the two organisms benefit. An example is the New World army ants that inhabit the rainforest floor and also the ant birds. The army ants always take whatever that comes into their path while marching the forest floor. The ant birds follow the ants and just feed on whatever that is left behind. The army ants also manage to make the floor shake while they march. The shaking causes the insects to fly out onto the forest floor. The ant birds then happily take the insects away. Ant birds have benefited from the army ants but the army ants do not get benefited.
Parasitism: this is when one organism benefits and the other one is harmed. An example is with the phorid Fly and the leaf-cutter ants. Once the leaf-cutter ants have collected their leaves, the phorid flies attack the ants and then lay their eggs in the crevices of the ant's head. Obviously killing the ant.