Organisms have several kinds of relationships that exist between them such as; mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, competition, and predation.
<h3>What are relationships between organisms?</h3>
Organisms have several kinds of relationships that exist between them such as; mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, competition, and predation.
Mutualism- This refers to a situation in which two organism mutually benefit from each other for example; the birds feed on the pests on the bodies of the African elephants thereby helping the elephant to get rid of the pests.
Parasitism: Parasites such as tick and lice feed on the fur of elephants thereby sucking the blood of the elephant.
Commensalism - This is a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is not affected at all. In this case, the dung bettle feeds on elephant dungs that contains a lot of undigested plant matter while the elephant is neither benefitted nor harmed by that.
Competition - This is a relationship where two organisms jostle for scarce resources. The elephant an the rhinoceros competes for scarce food.
Predation - This is a relationship where one organism feeds on another. For example, the lion feeds on the elephant.
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