APESCLASS SET
Symbiotic Relationships
STATION 1: Heartworm and Mammals
- What type of symbiotic relationship is being described?
- Describe the effects of this relationship on the species involved. Who benefits? Who if any is harmed?
- How does the heartworm spread from one host to another?
- List the organisms that heartworm has been known to associate with?
- Why is “heartworm” a misnomer?
- Describe the distribution of heartworm throughout the world.
STATION 2: Epiphytes
- What type of symbiotic relationship is being described?
- Describe the effects of this relationship on the species involved. Who benefits? Who if any is harmed?
- Where do epiphytes acquire moisture and nutrients?
- What do Epiphytes use the host plant for?
- Where are epiphytes most abundant?
STATION 3: Honey Bees and Flowering Plants
- What type of symbiotic relationship is being described?
- Describe the effects of this relationship on the species involved. Who benefits? Who if any is harmed?
- What is pollination, and how many crops in the United States are pollinated by bees?
- Describe the pollination process that is done by bees
- What do bees and apples have to do with each other?
STATION 4: Fleas and Mammals
- What type of symbiotic relationship is being described?
- Describe the effects of this relationship on the species involved. Who benefits? Who if any is harmed?
- Based on the reading what does hematophagy mean?
- How many species of fleas are there in the world, and what are some of the organisms they usually live on?
- What are an adult flea’s two primary goals?
- Describe how fleas “migrate” to baby rabbits.
STATION 5: The Remora and the Shark
- What type of symbiotic relationship is being described?
- Describe the effects of this relationship on the species involved. Who benefits? Who if any is harmed?
- How do Remoras stay next to their hosts? Describe in detail.
- What are some examples of organisms that remoras use as hosts?
- Explain how the Remora benefits from this relationship.
STATION 6: Coral and Algae
- What type of symbiotic relationship is being described?
- Describe the effects of this relationship on the species involved. Who benefits? Who if any is harmed?
- Describe the lifestyle of coral.
- How do corals obtain the majority of their nutrients?
- How does the algae benefit from this relationship?
STATION 7: Lion and Hyena
- Describe the diet of a hyena.
- Describe the diet of a lion.
- What type of biome do these animals inhabit?
- What type of relationship is this? (Also include inter vs intraspecific)
- What are some of the results of this type of relationship?