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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Symbiosis #181965 01/22/2009 7:01 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1 Bio Joe stranger Bio Joe stranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1 In Biology we always learned that the symbiotic relationship between the remora and the shark was an examle of COMMENSALISM, where one animal (remora hitched a free ride) benefitted and the other (shark) was not harmed. It seems like you are now saying that the remora-shark symbiotic relationship is now MUTUALISM. Is this correct? Bio (teacher) Joe Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Symbiosis Bio Joe #181970 01/22/2009 10:14 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Could be so. As a high school teacher I am reminded of how many symbiosis nurtured students attached themselves to me, and I don't think it was hero worship. Hard to hurt their feelings, but they needed to get a life. I called them barnacle-buddies. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Symbiosis LukeJavan8 #181971 01/22/2009 10:17 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water By the way, welcome to the forum, Big Joe. Hope you enjoy your stay. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Symbiosis Bio Joe #181981 01/23/2009 2:27 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Although I do not very well understand who the "you" is in your first post of a new thread ( welcome ) this Wikipedia link gives quite some information on the remora - shark issue. Some think commensalism others mutualism,(don't wanna be a remora). link Quote: As a high school teacher I am reminded of how many symbiosis nurtured students attached themselves to me, and I don't think it was hero worship. Hard to hurt their feelings, but they needed to get a life. I called them barnacle-buddies. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Symbiosis BranShea #181982 01/23/2009 2:35 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >Although I do not very well understand who the "you" is.. as we have seen much of lately, many seem to think that they are posting directly to Anu (or his minions) when they post here for the first time. -joe (I am *not a minion, I am tsuwm : ) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Symbiosis tsuwm #181983 01/23/2009 2:42 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Symbiosis tsuwm #181993 01/24/2009 12:06 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: tsuwm -joe (I am *not a minion, I am tsuwm : ) friday Wouldn't it take nine more of you to make a minion? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Symbiosis BranShea #181996 01/24/2009 12:28 AM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Originally Posted By: BranShea Neat. Now I know how to do this. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Symbiosis Bio Joe #182014 01/25/2009 2:14 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 107 USA, North Carolina PastorVon member PastorVon member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 107 USA, North Carolina Originally Posted By: Bio Joe In Biology we always learned that the symbiotic relationship between the remora and the shark was an examle of COMMENSALISM, where one animal (remora hitched a free ride) benefitted and the other (shark) was not harmed. It seems like you are now saying that the remora-shark symbiotic relationship is now MUTUALISM. Is this correct? Bio (teacher) Joe Bio Joe, I, too, am a newbie. The only biology I studied formally took place 55 years ago. I still know though that the head bone connected to the neck bone have parts that are called a frontal, a temporal, and an occipital. But, (there's a conjunction that is beginning a sentence [that's relative to another list on this forum]) don't sharks benefit from the presence remoras? Don't remoras serve as a kind of vacuum cleaner for a shark's skin? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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