Symbiotic Relationships

A mite lives in the base of the eyelashes of people who use mascara. It feeds on the mascara; it does not seem to harm people. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

A coyote captures, kills, and eats a rabbit. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A tapeworm lives in the intestines of a dog. It absorbs food the dog has eaten and grows larger in the process. The dog becomes weaker from malnutrition. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

The flower of the yucca plant provides the only location where the yucca moth can lay her eggs. In the process, the moth pollinates the yucca flower. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Cleaner shrimp living in the ocean eat ectoparasites (parasites on the outer surface of the animal) off of fish. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Bacteria that live on the surface of our teeth require sugar from our food to survive. A by-product of their metabolism (body processes) decays the enamel of teeth. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

A 3-point buck is killed by a hunter. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

Bass found in warm water lakes of Colorado eat gizzard shad, a small fish grown and raised by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

NItrogen-fixing bacteria live in the roots of some plants. They provide nitrogen in a form the plants need and obtain a "home" and nourishment from the plants. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

Nematodes (a round worm) live in plants and gain nourisment from the plant but do not seem to harm it. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2