Mutualism Flashcards
define mutualism
interactions between different species that benefit both parties
What are the two types of mutualism
facultative and obligate
define facultative mutualism
a partner does not need to engage in the mutualistic relationship to be successful
define obligate mutualism
the partner must engage in the relationship to survive or reproduce
the yucca plant is an example of what kind of mutualist
obligate
Cleaner wrasse service fish is an example of what kind of mutualism
facultative
Figs and wasps are an example of what kind of mutualism
obligae
explain how the yucca plant (joshua tree) is an obligate mutualist with the yucca moth
depends on the moth to oviposit pollen in the ovary and the moth eat the seeds. some of the moths cheat
Ants farming aphids is an example of what kind of mutualism
facultative
Why do ants protect and herd aphids
because aphids can digest sugars in plants that ants cannot so the ants eat the secretions
At what cost do the aphids get protection from ants?
their wings get clipped
Two things are examples of rewards for pollination, a form of mutualism
pollen and nectar
explain New vs old word bird pollination
new world: hummingbirds, hover
old world: honey creepers or subirds flowers have a place to perch
bat pollinated flowers tend to be what color
white
fly pollinated flowers tend to be what
meat or red colored, and smells of rotting flesh
