Science Blog 3 (Class Response)

Symbiotic Relationships

In class right now, we are learning about symbiotic relationships. Symbiotic relationship is the relationship between two species, depending on which specie benefits and which specie is harmed. The project we have to do is about symbiotic relationship. First we had to pick two species that have a symbiotic relationship. Because of that, I picked a deer and a tick. Those two have a symbiotic relationship because the tick sucks the deer blood for it's own. The relationship is that they are parasitism. There are three types of relationships, the first is commensalism, second is mutualism, and the last is parasitism. Commensalism describes the relationship between two living organisms, where one benefits and the other is not unaffected or helped. Mutualism describes the relationship between two living organisms where both of them benefit. Parasitism describes the relationship between two living organisms, where one benefits and the other is harmed. After we have picked the picture, we have to write about it. What we have to write is where you found the picture, what type of symbiotic relationship it is, explain the relationship, and why it is important to in nature! My picture is parasitism because the tick sucks blood from the deer so the tick isn't harmed, the deer is harmed.