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Symbiosis Among Animals

Symbiosis is a close relationship between two animal species. There are
three types of symbiosis. They are known as mutualism, parasitism,
and commensalism.

Mutualism The crocodile opens its
mouth to allow the bird
Mutualism is an to come and feed on the
interaction that food stuck between the
benefits both crocodile’s teeth. At the
organisms. same time, the crocodile’s
teeth are being cleaned.

Your teeth are clean
and I am full.

bird

crocodile
Thank you.

The clownfish hides between the
tentacles of the sea anemone. The

We will take good care anemone’s sting protects the clownfish
of each other. from being eaten by its predator. At the
same time, the clownfish chases away
the anemone’s predators, such as the
butterflyfish.

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Did you know that parasitism also takes
place between animals and humans?

clownfish

sea anemone

Tapeworm is a parasite that absorbs
food from the intestines such as the
human intestine. The host will fall ill
or lose weight.

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