LAYERS OF THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST
Mutualism
As the capuchin leaps from tree to tree, it consumes the nectar from the flowers. The remnants on the monkeys' hands and face are transferred as the capuchin leaps from tree to tree, pollenating the forest and helping the plants to reproduce
Commensalism
These birds travel with hoards of army ants, consuming the animals and insects left behind by the ants' attack. The bird, therefore, is able to maintain a viable food source, however, the bird neither consumes the ants nor aids their conquests, leaving them unaffected by their presence. Therefore, the birds and ants are able to maintain a symbiotic commensalism relationship
Parasitism
For instance, the rainforest is home to many species of parasitic wasps. These wasps inject their eggs into plants and insects in order to foster their growth. As the eggs develop and hatch, they consume their host, creating a clearly parasitic reaction between the wasp and the host
As the capuchin leaps from tree to tree, it consumes the nectar from the flowers. The remnants on the monkeys' hands and face are transferred as the capuchin leaps from tree to tree, pollenating the forest and helping the plants to reproduce
Commensalism
These birds travel with hoards of army ants, consuming the animals and insects left behind by the ants' attack. The bird, therefore, is able to maintain a viable food source, however, the bird neither consumes the ants nor aids their conquests, leaving them unaffected by their presence. Therefore, the birds and ants are able to maintain a symbiotic commensalism relationship
Parasitism
For instance, the rainforest is home to many species of parasitic wasps. These wasps inject their eggs into plants and insects in order to foster their growth. As the eggs develop and hatch, they consume their host, creating a clearly parasitic reaction between the wasp and the host