Examples of Symbiosis in the Taiga Biome
Parasitism: relationship between brainworm and caribou:
The brainworm eats the brain of the caribou. The caribou loses control of its body and dies.
Mutualism: relationship between moss and redwood tree:
The tree gives the moss a place to live. The moss grows on the tree and protects it
Commensalism: relationship between a raven and the pine tree it’s nesting in:
The tree provides a place for the raven to live, and the raven neither hurts nor helps the tree.
The brainworm eats the brain of the caribou. The caribou loses control of its body and dies.
Mutualism: relationship between moss and redwood tree:
The tree gives the moss a place to live. The moss grows on the tree and protects it
Commensalism: relationship between a raven and the pine tree it’s nesting in:
The tree provides a place for the raven to live, and the raven neither hurts nor helps the tree.