Biotic+Relationship-Cheyenne,+Katie,+Quentin

1. One example of a mutualism is bees pollinate plants and at the same time recieve food in the form of nectar and pollen. Another would be termites are able to obtain energy from wood because their intestines are home to protozoans that digest the cellulose in which the wood is composed. 2. One example of commensalism is in dense tropical rain forests, the tree branches are so thick that the forest floor is dark, in results a small plants (orchids) cannot grow on the forest floor. Another example is a remora is a small fish that attaches itself to the belly of a larger animal such as a shark.The shark gives a "free ride" of the remora, which feeds off the leftovers of shark'meal. 3. One example of a parasitism is many species of birds build nests in trees. Another is rotten logs provide a palce for some types of insects larvae and some plants depend on animals for seed dospersal.