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Mariam257
Apr 3, 2007, 12:10 PM
Give me 2 examples of each relationship of food.. read the topic n u will get it

CliffARobinson
Jan 30, 2012, 04:43 PM
Below are examples of different types of Symbiosis. Using these examples, come up with the examples you require.


Examples of metabiosis, (and Commensalism), are hermit crabs using gastropod shells to protect their bodies and spiders building their webs on plants.


An example of a biotrophic relationship, (and Parasitism), would be a tick feeding on the blood of its host


An example of mutual symbiosis, (and Mutualism), is the relationship between the ocellaris clownfish that dwell among the tentacles of Ritteri sea anemones. The territorial fish protects the anemone from anemone-eating fish, and in turn the stinging tentacles of the anemone protect the clownfish from its predators. A special mucus on the clownfish protects it from the stinging tentacles

From Wikipedia: Symbiosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis)