f. parasitism & mutualism

Question 1

parasitism

Answer 1

• type of feeding relationship where one organism (parasite) benefits by feeding off a host organism, causing harm to the host but not instantly killing it.
• e.g. lice (live on the outside of hosts), tapeworms (live inside hosts, in small intestines) and elephantiasis (roundworms).

Question 2

mutualism

Answer 2

• relationship between individuals of different species where all species benefit.
• e.g. examples include coral polyp/algae and clownfish/sea anemone.

Question 3

example of mutualism:

flowers/bees

explain relationship

Answer 3

• flowers depend on insects for pollination.
• flower benefits by being able to reproduce
• insect benefits by collecting pollen from the plant which is used as food.

Question 4

mutualism vs parasitism

Answer 4

mutualism is where both organisms benefit, parasitism is where one benefits and the other is harmed