Interactions Between Organisms - Weekly Blog 3/5/17

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An Example of Mutualism

Summary

In nature, there are many different types of relationships between organisms. Some nice, some not so nice. Predation is a win lose interaction. It is when one organism consumes a lot of or all of another. An example of predation is a when a lion hunts or kills a zebra for food. Competition is when organisms are competing for resources such as food, light, water, shelter, mates and more. There are 3 kinds of symbiotic relationships. A symbiotic relationship is one between organisms of different species where the survival of one is dependent of the survival of the other. The first one is mutualism. Mutualism is a win win interaction where both species get something good out of it. An example of mutualism is shown in the picture above.

The second one is commensalism which is a win ehh interaction. When one organism is benefitted while the other is neither harmed nor benefited. The last one is paratism which is a win lose interaction. It is when one organism is benefited (a smaller species) and the other is harmed (a larger species). The difference between predation and paratism is that in predation the organism being harmed is killed or eaten whereas in paratism the outcome would be less extreme.

SP1: Asking questions and defining problems

I asked a question and defined problems when I completed research about the type of habitat my groups chosen endangered species, the blind velvet worm. I researched about where it lives and what, might be happening to the ecosystem that is causing their endangerment. The point of my research was to gather background information to be able to answer why that species is endangered and how we can prevent it from becoming extinct and getting it off the endangerment list. 

XCC: Cause and Effect

During the past week I worked on finding the cause of the blind velvet worms endangerment. The effect is the endangerment of the blind velvet worm. The main cause is the clearing of the worms habitat, dry eucalyptus forests. A decrease in population of the blind velvet worm will also become the cause of more and more things leading to more and more effects.