Symbiosis/Commensalism: one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed, insects stirred up as cows walk and graze, strict herbivores, meaning their diet consists entirely of plant-based foods, grasses and herbs, occasionally browsing on leaves, shrubs, twigs, and bark., eat mosquitoes, flies, midges, and moths mid-flight., Symbiosis/Parasitism: one living thing lives off another and hurts it to survive., wasps lay eggs in spiders, killing them as larvae feed., living on a dog's skin and feeding on its blood, causing causing skin irritation and disease., live inside a shark's gut, stealing nutrients from its food., infect ants, control their minds, and kill them., Symbiosis/mutualism: individuals of different species where both species benefit from the association, reproduces through stem cuttings planted directly into soil, reproduce through wind blowing pollen between open flowers, reproduces asexually through underground bulbs, transfer pollen between flowers to help them make seeds., Predation: one of the species kills and feeds on the other., Meerkats, mongooses, owls, lizards, and grasshopper mice., cheetahs, leopards, spotted hyenas, and wild dogs., killer whales and large sharks, Large groupers, sharks, moray eels, and humans, Competition: different species compete for the same limited resources in their environment., Dead or rotting trees filled with insects., Sunny rocks for warmth and cool cracks for hiding., Forests rich in berries, nuts, insects, and fish., Tree canopies with acorns, seeds, and safe nesting spots.

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