Monday, May 24, 2010

SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS

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1. Can you see the barnacles on the humpback whale?
2. What type of symbiotic relationship is represented by the whale and the barnacles, why?

3 comments:

  1. 1. Yes i Can
    2. It represents commencalism. the barnacles get a free ride and do nor have to waste energy, and they do not affect the whale at all

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  2. I can see the Barnacles.
    Commensalism because the barnacles are getting a free ride and the whale isn't affected at all.

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  3. 1. If you mean those tiny brown specks at the top, yes, I can see the barnacles.
    2. The symbiotic relationship shown in the picture is commensalism, because the barnacles get a free ride, and the whale does not waste energy carrying them around (the whale is not affected.)

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