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Kentucky School for the Deaf

Levels of Organization within an Ecosystem

For Students 5th - 10th Standards
From tiny organisms to entire biomes, young scientists examine the interdependent relationships tying all living and non-living things together with this collection of ecology resources.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Symbiotic Relationships in the Deciduous Forest

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains what a symbiotic relationship is, the five main types of symbiosis, and provides examples of symbiotic relationships among living things in a deciduous forest.
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MadSci Network

Symbiotic Relationships in the Deciduous Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief definition of symbiotic, followed by explanations of mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Symbiotic Relationships in the Desert

For Students 4th - 6th
Describes three types of symbiotic relationships that can be found in a desert biome.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: It Takes Teamwork: How Endosymbiosis Changed Life on Earth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A tutorial on symbiotic relationships that explores the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells as well as the origins of eukaryotic organelles possibly being from endosymbiotic relationship. This tutorial also offers...
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University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Symbiosis & Normal Microbiota

For Students 9th - 10th
A diagram of the different types of symbiosis. There are 4 examples of symbiotic relationships and explanations. Read this page and then give yourself a quiz.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Symbiotic Relationships in the Rainforest

For Students 4th - 7th
Explains what mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Symbiotic Relationships in the Tundra

For Students 4th - 6th
Explains what mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism look like in a tundra biome.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Mutualism Relationships

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how mutualism benefits the organisms in a symbiotic relationship and what the different types of mutualism are. Provides lots of examples.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Decomposers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a detailed overview of "decomposers": bacteria, fungi, and earthworms. Content includes a look at how decomposers contribute to a symbiotic relationship.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: What Are Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes symbiotic relationship between leguminous plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Explains the mechanism the bacteria use to fix nitrogen, the chemical formula involved, and different types of nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Ecology: Lichen

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the different categories of lichens, their physical features, how they reproduce, their evolution, and important benefits lichens provide to humans. (Published: July 19, 2010)
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Earth Life

Earth Life Web: What Is a Lichen?

For Students 9th - 10th
A Lichen is made up of two parts: a fungus and an algae or cyanobacteria. To find out more read about their morphology and who benefits from this symbiotic relationship.
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Other

Marine Studies: Symbiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
View graphics of a mimic octopus, frog fish, snake eel, hermit crab and clown fish. Discover how they form symbiotic relationships.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Evolution of the Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the endosymbiotic theory. This theory explains the evolution of cells from a mitochondria and chloroplast working together in a symbiotic relationship to the current cell structure.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Examples of Commensalism

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes examples of commensal relationships in the natural world.
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Australian National Botanic Gardens

Australian Government: Fungi and Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
You will explore the symbiotic relationship that exist between different fungi and a variety of insects in this interesting site.

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