Ana's Food Web
The Rainforest
Symbiotic Realtionships
Mutualism benefits both organisms. Leaf cutter ants and fungus are an example of this relationship. The ants protect the fungi from pests and mold and also feed it with Leaf cutter ants and fungus are an example of this relationship. The ants protect the fungi from pests and mold and also feed it with small pieces of leaves. The ants keep their larvae in the fungi which protects it and feeds it.
Commensalism only benefits one organism and the other one is left unaffected. Like bromeliads, to get enough light, grow on high branches of trees. This does not do any damage to the tree itself, but it allows the bromeliad to survive.
Parasitism is when one organism benefits while harming the other organism. One example could be like when the strangler fig starts out life growing on a branch of a tree. It grows both downwards towards the ground and upwards to the sky, while also winding around the tree. The strangler fig kills the tree by stealing sunlight and root space after enveloping it.
The Green Anaconda
The Agouti
Praying Mantis
How Humans Affect Rainforest's
Did you know that rainforests used to cover 14% of the Earth? Now they only cover 6%. It is estimated that in 40 years that 6% will be gone too. Every second, a section the size of a football field is being cut down.