Symbiotic Relationship
Mutualism--- Bees pollenating the cacti and depending on it for food.
Parasitism--- Fleas living on the bodies of coyotes and other animals.
Both organisms are needed for food and they provide food for other animals
Parasitism--- Fleas living on the bodies of coyotes and other animals.
Both organisms are needed for food and they provide food for other animals
Competitive Relationship
Two species that are competing for the same resource cannot live close together because the resource will be in short supply. Competition usually results in one species being left out. An example would be eagles and rattlesnakes competing for birds to eat.
Dominate Animals
Reptiles make up one of the dominate animals in the desert biome. The second group of dominate animals is burrowing animals. Snakes are important because they are predators and they control the rodent populations. Without snakes it would be bad for the ecosystems.