Symbiosis

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Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. The whales are not harmed.

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commensalism

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The stork uses its saw-like bill to cut up the dead animals it eats. As a result, the dead animal's carcass is accessible to some bees for food and egg laying.

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mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Yucca flowers and yucca moths interaction: Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds. Both species benefit.

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mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Ticks feed on the deer's blood to the deer's detriment. (Ticks are benefitted, deer is harmed).

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parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Ostriches and gazelles feed next to each other and alert each other to danger. What type of relationship is this? Options: parasitism, mutualism, commensalism.

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mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails.

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commensalism

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Silverfish live and hunt with army ants. They share the prey.

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mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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What type of relationship is it when oxpeckers feed on the ticks found on rhinos?

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mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Remora's (a type of fish) attach themselves to a shark's body and feed off leftover food scraps from the shark's meal.

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commensalism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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What type of relationship is described: Ants protect the acacia tree and the acacia tree provides food for the ants? Options: commensalism, mutualism, parasitism.

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mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2