Organism Relationships on Campus

As there are a lot of organisms live in Alhambra High School, there are also a lot of relationships happened between them. Those relationships are mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, predation, & competitiion.

Symbiosis mutualism, both organisms partner get benefit. Example :

1. butterflies and flowers, butterflies help the pollination & flowers provide nectar.

2. bees and flowers, bees help the pollination & flowers provide nectar.

3. hummingbirds and flowers, hummingbirds help the pollination & flowers provide nectar. 

Symbiosis commensalism, one organism get benefit, another one is neither harmed nor helped. Example :

1. bird and trees, birds build their nest on tree, the tree is neither harmed nor helped

2. moss and trees, some moss live and grow on trees, they like tropical trees and its epiphytes 

3. beetles and trees, some beetles use tree as their house, the tree is neither harmed nor helped

Symbiosis parasitism, one get benefit and the other is adversely affected. Example :

1. tracheal mites with honeybees

2. weeds and vegetables, weeds take the nutrients that supposed to be had by vegetables

3. weeds and flowers, weeds take the nutrients that supposed to be had by flowers

Predation, consumption of one species by another. Example :

1. birds and worms, birds eat worms

2. worm and vegetables, worm eats vegetables' leaves

3. snail and vegetables, snail eats vegetables' leaves

Competition, 2 or more individuals compete in collecting resources :

1. worm and snail compete in eating plants' leaves

2. butterflies and bees compete in sucking flowers' nectar

3. skunk and cat compete in collecting students' trash at night