Chapter 1:

Interaction
Among living
things

Section3 :

Symbiosis

Objectives:
Explain symbiosis .

Key terms:
Symbiosis
Mutualism ,Commensalism
,Parasitism, parasite , host

What are three types of

interaction among
organisms:
Competition
Predation
Symbiosis

Is any relationship in which two

organisms live closely together and
at least one of the organism
benefits.

Symbiosis
Three types:
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism

Mutualism
A type of symbiosis
in which both
organism benefit
from the
relationship

Commensa
A type of symbiosis
lism
in which one
organism benefits
and the other
organism is neither
helped nor harmed
from the
relationship

Parasitis
A type of symbiosis
m
in which one
organism living
with ,on, or inside
another organism
and harming it.

Parasite :
Is the organism
that benefits

Host:
The organism it
lives on or in

Host
Parasite