detritivores and decomposers

detritivores

earthworms,woodlice,millipedes and sea cucumbers which feed on decomposing organic matter

decomposers

micro organism such as bacteria and fungi which feed on dead organic matter causing it to decompose

symbiotic relationship

parasitism,commensalism,mutualism

parasitism

parasitism is a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another

Dodder

A parasitic plant with long yellow stems that twist around other plants that reduces growth from host

Commensalism

Commensal gains while other organism don’t gain or loose

Epiphytes

Are like orchids and bromeliads the usually grow high up on branches where they are close to sunlight

Cattle egrets

Commensuals that perch on the back of cows they gain food by eating ticks off cows skin

Remoras

Small fishes that attach themselves to shark they gain food scraps from Sharks after they feed

Mutualisms

both organism gain benefit and im many cases they cannot survive without each other

leguminous plants

eg peas and beans have nitrogen fixing bacteria in swelling on their roots called root nodules

coral polyps

have green algae living within the tissues lining their digestive cavities

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termites

have protozoans living in their intestines termites are unable to diges cellulose in the wood they eat