Question

What is the relationship between the zooxanthellae and the hard coral, the remora and the manta ray, the tiger shark and the green sea turtle, and the dolphin and the school of trevallies and state why you chose that relationship. The relationships will be predation, competition, commensalism, or mutualism.

Answer 1

Zooxanthellae and the hard coral-Zooxanthellae are the symbiotic algae that live within the hard or stony corals. The symbiotic relation is based on the coral's inability to generate sufficient amounts of food and the algae’s ability for photosynthesis and converting chemical elements into energy. - mutualism

The remora and the manta ray-The benefits to the remoras and remora for living in such close association with their larger hosts are clear, but there is a debate about whether the manta rays receive a significant return in benefits from these relationships. - mutualism

The tiger shark and the green sea turtle - the turtle is eaten by the shark-predation

The dolphin and the school of trevallies-To feed, dolphins use a fast, surprise attack, and, unlike the hunting packs of trevallies, dolphins can successfully hunt alone. - predation

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Answer 2

The Zooxantelae and the hard coral are in a mutualistic relationship. This means that both the hard coral and the algae benefit from this relationship. The coral gets extra nutrients produced by the photosynthesizing algae, and the algae gets protection and a stable environment by living inside the coral tissue.

The case of the remora and the manta ray is a perfect example of commensalism. In this type of relationship, one of the participants has benefits, and the other participant has no benefits, nor costs. The remora gets ''leftovers'' from the manta ray, and possible protection from larger predators and the manta ray does not benefit from this relationship.

The tiger shark prays on the green sea turtle, so this is a clear example of predation.

The trevallies and the dolphins are both apex predators, therefore they are competing against each other for pray.