Symbiosis

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Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. In this relationship, the whales are neither harmed nor benefited. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

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commensalism

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Egrets feed in fields among cattle. The egrets get easy access to the insects that are stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle do not care if the egrets are there or not. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

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commensalism

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Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and eat the honey first. Then the honey guide birds eat what is left. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

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mutualism

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Remoras attach themselves to the bodies of sharks and feed on leftover scraps from the sharks' meals. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

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commensalism

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What type of symbiosis is the relationship between buffaloes and cowbirds, where insects become active and are eaten by cowbirds as buffaloes walk through grass?

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commensalism

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What type of symbiosis occurs when a cuckoo lays its eggs in a warbler's nest, and the cuckoo's young displace the warbler's young to be raised by the warbler?

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Parasitism

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What type of symbiosis is the relationship where wrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the body of black sea bass?

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Mutualism

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Hermit crabs live in shells that are made and then abandoned by snails. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

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Commensalism

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What type of symbiosis is the relationship where spider crabs live on the shallow ocean floor and algae lives on the crabs, helping them blend in while getting a good place to live?

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Mutualism

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In a mutualism relationship, both organisms are ---

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benefited.