APESCLASS SET

Symbiotic Relationships

STATION 1: Heartworm and Mammals

  1. What type of symbiotic relationship is being described?
  2. Describe the effects of this relationship on the species involved. Who benefits? Who if any is harmed?
  3. How does the heartworm spread from one host to another?
  4. List the organisms that heartworm has been known to associate with?
  5. Why is “heartworm” a misnomer?
  6. Describe the distribution of heartworm throughout the world.

STATION 2: Epiphytes

  1. What type of symbiotic relationship is being described?
  2. Describe the effects of this relationship on the species involved. Who benefits? Who if any is harmed?
  3. Where do epiphytes acquire moisture and nutrients?
  4. What do Epiphytes use the host plant for?
  5. Where are epiphytes most abundant?

STATION 3: Honey Bees and Flowering Plants

  1. What type of symbiotic relationship is being described?
  2. Describe the effects of this relationship on the species involved. Who benefits? Who if any is harmed?
  3. What is pollination, and how many crops in the United States are pollinated by bees?
  4. Describe the pollination process that is done by bees
  5. What do bees and apples have to do with each other?

STATION 4: Fleas and Mammals

  1. What type of symbiotic relationship is being described?
  2. Describe the effects of this relationship on the species involved. Who benefits? Who if any is harmed?
  3. Based on the reading what does hematophagy mean?
  4. How many species of fleas are there in the world, and what are some of the organisms they usually live on?
  5. What are an adult flea’s two primary goals?
  6. Describe how fleas “migrate” to baby rabbits.

STATION 5: The Remora and the Shark

  1. What type of symbiotic relationship is being described?
  2. Describe the effects of this relationship on the species involved. Who benefits? Who if any is harmed?
  3. How do Remoras stay next to their hosts? Describe in detail.
  4. What are some examples of organisms that remoras use as hosts?
  5. Explain how the Remora benefits from this relationship.

STATION 6: Coral and Algae

  1. What type of symbiotic relationship is being described?
  2. Describe the effects of this relationship on the species involved. Who benefits? Who if any is harmed?
  3. Describe the lifestyle of coral.
  4. How do corals obtain the majority of their nutrients?
  5. How does the algae benefit from this relationship?

STATION 7: Lion and Hyena

  1. Describe the diet of a hyena.
  2. Describe the diet of a lion.
  3. What type of biome do these animals inhabit?
  4. What type of relationship is this? (Also include inter vs intraspecific)
  5. What are some of the results of this type of relationship?