Interactions between organisms.

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There are many way in which animals within an ecosystem interact with each other. They have different relationships like predator prey relationships, competitor relationships and symbiosis relationships. The symbiosis relationship is made of three different relationships. The Parasitism relationship, Mutualism relationship and the commensalism relationship. A parasitism relationship is a win lose situation. Like the tick and the dog. The tick likes the dog because it gets blood but the dog loses blood and does not like it. A Mutualism relationship is a win win situation. Like the Egyptian Plover and the Alligator. The Egyptian Plover eats food and thing out of the alligator's mouth therefore getting food, and the alligator gets clean teeth. A commensalism relationship is a win-meh situation. Like the orchid and the tree. The orchid get light to grow and the tree could care less. A predator prey relationship is one between predator and prey, a win-lose situation. Like a shark and a fish the shark gets food and the fish gets eaten. A competitor relationship is one where two things are competing for something. This is also a win lose situation. Like the tree and the vine. The vine wraps around the tree to compete for sunlight the tree then doesn't get enough sunlight and dies. 



S&EP
SP2: Using Models.

I used models to show the different interactions between animals in an ecosystem. I did this by organising each different interactions. I then gave each box a tittle and a description on what it was about. This then turned into a diagram that I used to help me learn about the different interactions in an ecosystem.

XCC
XCC: Systems and System models

An ecosystem is a giant system found in different environments. There are changes and parts that all determine what happens in the ecosystem. All of the animal interactions are part of an ecosystem and are why they can work. Without animal interactions, there would be no such thing as an ecosystem because there would be no change and nothing would work together meaning it would no longer be a system.