Relationships Between Organisms in the Arctic Tundra
Mutualism:
Mutualism is a mutual relationship where
both of the organisms or species benefit.
Example: an example is between the Arctic
Poppy and the Arctic Bumble Bee. The Arctic bumble Bee is provided with nectar
and food and in return the Arctic Poppy is provided with
pollination.
Commensalism:
Commensalism is a relationship between two
organisms or species where one organism benefits and the other does not benefit
nor is harmed.
Example: When a Caribou is out looking for
food, the Arctic Fox follows it. The Caribou digs a slightly deep hole in the
snow covered ground in a quest to find food. Once the Caribou is done hunting,
the Arctic fox goes back to the hole and digs deeper and gets its
food.
Another example: is where Arctic foxes
follow a Polar Bear to where it eats. Then the Arctic Fox scavenges
for the remains of the Polar bear’s meal and eats it.
Parasitism:
A relationship between two animals where
one benefits and one is harmed.
Example: an example of this is with the
Arctic Wolf and the Liver tape worm. The liver tape worm lives within the Arctic
Wolf’s intestine, eating all the nutrients that it comes through. This is an
example of a parasitism relationship between the Arctic Wolf and the Liver tape
Worm, in the Arctic Tundra.
Mutualism is a mutual relationship where
both of the organisms or species benefit.
Example: an example is between the Arctic
Poppy and the Arctic Bumble Bee. The Arctic bumble Bee is provided with nectar
and food and in return the Arctic Poppy is provided with
pollination.
Commensalism:
Commensalism is a relationship between two
organisms or species where one organism benefits and the other does not benefit
nor is harmed.
Example: When a Caribou is out looking for
food, the Arctic Fox follows it. The Caribou digs a slightly deep hole in the
snow covered ground in a quest to find food. Once the Caribou is done hunting,
the Arctic fox goes back to the hole and digs deeper and gets its
food.
Another example: is where Arctic foxes
follow a Polar Bear to where it eats. Then the Arctic Fox scavenges
for the remains of the Polar bear’s meal and eats it.
Parasitism:
A relationship between two animals where
one benefits and one is harmed.
Example: an example of this is with the
Arctic Wolf and the Liver tape worm. The liver tape worm lives within the Arctic
Wolf’s intestine, eating all the nutrients that it comes through. This is an
example of a parasitism relationship between the Arctic Wolf and the Liver tape
Worm, in the Arctic Tundra.