Name: Forest As a Natural Resource
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 48 min 18 s
Description: Forests are an extremely important natural resource that can be sustainably harvested and managed to yield a diversity of commodities of economic importance.

Question

Explain interdependence of organisms in terms of parasitism, mutualism and commensalism.

Accepted Answer

Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other species the host is harmed. For example ticks in the fur of a dog suck blood from the dog's body and harm it.

Commensalism is a type of interaction between two organisms in which one is benefited from its partner, and another organism is neither harmed nor benefited. The association between sea anemone and clownfish is an example of commensalism.

Mutualism is the interaction between two organisms of different species where both partners are benefited. A fascinating example of mutualism is the wasp and specific fig plant. The pollination of certain fig species is carried out by particular wasp species and not by other species. The female wasp uses the fruit as an ovipositor site and uses developing seeds within the fruit to nourish its larvae.

Explain interdependence of organisms in terms of parasitism, mutualism and commensalism.

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