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A predator benefits in a commensal relationship. The adjective 'commensal' means 'sharing of food'. The interaction also may be described by the noun 'commensalism'. In the relationship, a predator takes advantage of the action or condition of an unaffected party to do harm to a potential prey, which then becomes a very real food source.
For example, insects flee before advancing army ants [Formicidae family]. The ants are unaffected. The insects run before they become obstacles in the ants' path. They aren't food sources for the ants. But they become food sources to hovering, nearby birds.
In the interaction, the birds benefit, the ants keep on doing what they need to do, and the insects turn into fresh prey. So the relationship is commensal between the benefiting birds and the unaffected ants.
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What is commensalism as an adjective?
Commensal. For example: These two organisms are in a commensal relationship.
Is a giant panda commensal?
Commensalism is a type of relationship where one of the organisms benefits greatly from the symbiosis. The other is not helped but is not harmed or damaged from the relationship. In other words, this is a one-sided symbiotic relationship. The giant panda does not fit the definition of commensal as it eats bamboo and the bamboo is harmed in this relationship.
Family of the starfish?
A starfish and a scale worm have a commensal relationship (commensal is a type of symbiotic relationship where the host benefits the stowaway but doesn't harm the host):The sea star provides protection and food for the scale worm. The scale worm doesn't harm the sea star, therefore it is a commensal relationship.
What must be true about a type of algae growing on a sloth for the algae and the sloth to have a commensal relationship?
A commensal relationship requires that one organism benefits from the relationship without affecting the other organism. So, in order for that to be true, the algae would have to be neutral to the sloth... not harming it or aiding it (those relationships would be defined differently). It would have to not affect it at all.
A type of algae grows on a sloth. What must be true for the algae and the sloth to have a commensal relationship?
A commensal relationship requires that one organism benefits from the relationship without affecting the other organism. So, in order for that to be true, the algae would have to be neutral to the sloth... not harming it or aiding it (those relationships would be defined differently). It would have to not affect it at all.
What is s type of symbiosis between two species in which one species benefits and the other species is neither helped nor harmed?
Commensalism, in biology, a relationship between individuals of two species in which one species obtains food or other benefits from the other without either harming or benefiting the latter. The commensal-the species that benefits from the association-may obtain nutrients, shelter, support, or locomotion from the host species, which is unaffected. The commensal relation is often between a larger host and a smaller commensal. The host organism is essentially unchanged by the interaction, whereas the commensal species may show great morphological adaptation. This relationship can be contrasted with mutualism, in which both species benefit.
What are the 3 kinds of symboitic relationship?
The 3 types of symbiotic relationships (symbiosis) are: parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism. In parasitism, the organism known as the parasite impacts the life of the host dramatically, negatively damaging it as he benefits. In mutualism, both organisms living together benefit from the other in a cooperative relationship. In commensalism, the commensal benefits as the host is unaffected.
What is commennsalam?
In biology, a relationship between two species whereby one (the commensal) benefits from the association, whereas the other neither benefits nor suffers. For example, certain species of millipede and silverfish inhabit the nests of army ants and live by scavenging on the refuse of their hosts, but without affecting the ants.
What would happen in a commensal relationship if the organism that was benifiting died?
i don't think anything good or bag will happen to the other organism..
What is an example of commensalsim?
a class of relationship between two organisms where one organism benefits but the other is neutral (there is no harm or benefit)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commensalism#Examples_of_commensal_relationshipsCattle egrets and livestock Tigers and golden jackalsbirds following army ant raids on a forest floorOrchids and mosses are plants that can have a commensal relationship with treesbarnacles attach to the shell of a scallop
The E. coli that normally live in the human large intestines and produce vitamin K that the body uses would be best termed what?
a commensal relationship.
What is the commensal relationship for a tiger and a jackal?
The tiger kills food but doesn't eat all of it. The jackal eats the rest. The jackal gets food and the tiger is not harmed.
