Biological relationships

Cards (18)

  • Symbiosis: living together of unlike organisms
  • What are the 3 forms of symbiosis?
    Commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism
  • Commensalism: symbiotic relationship in which 2 species living together and one species benefits from the relationship without harming or benefiting the other.
  • What do you call the living thing that benefits during commensalism?
    Commensal
  • Commensalism is what type of relationship?
    one-way relationship
  • Give an example of commensalism?
    Entamoeba coli in the human GIT
  • What are the 2 forms of protozoans?
    cysts and trophozoites
  • Among the 2 types of protozoans, which is the immature one?
    cysts
  • Among the 2 types of protozoans, which is the mature one?
    Trophozoites
  • Mutualism: 2 organism mutually benefit from each other
  • Give an example of mutualism?
    Flagellates in the termites GIT
  • Parasitism: A symbiotic relationship where one organism, the parasite lives in or on another, depending on the latter for its survival and usually at the expense of the host.
  • In parasitism, what do you call the living organism that harms the host?
    Parasite
  • Give an example of parasitism?
    Entamoeba histolytica in human GIT
  • Entamoeba histolytica in human GIT can cause what?
    amebic colitis
  • Amebic colitis: inflammation in the inner lining of the colon
  • col: colon
  • itis: inflammation