Symbiosis Lab Stations Assess It

Symbiosis is ___

• an interaction between organisms

• a type of reproduction

• an organelle in the cell

• a process by which plants make their own food.

If a + represents a positive interaction, a -- represents a negative interaction, and a 0 is neither positive or negative interaction, how is commensalism represented?

• + +

• + --

• + 0

If a + represents a positive interaction, a -- represents a negative interaction, and a 0 is neither positive or negative interaction, how is mutualism represented?

• + +

• + --

• + 0

If a + represents a positive interaction, a -- represents a negative interaction, and a 0 is neither positive or negative interaction, how is parasitism represented?

• + +

• + --

• + 0

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is a bacterial infection transmitted by a tick. What type of symbiosis occurs between a deer and the tick?

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Humans have "good" bacteria in their digestive tract, which assists in digesting food. The bacteria thrive there. What type of a symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

The oxpecker is a bird that eats the insects off the back of a zebra or rhino. What type of a symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Barnacles attach themselves to whales in order to be where food is available and also for transportation. This does not hurt the whale. What type of a symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

What is competition?

• a behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment

• the interaction between individuals or species that are vying for limited resources

• a type of species interaction where one organism hunts and eats another organism for food or nutrients

• the process by which well-adapted organisms survive and reproduce more successfully in an environment than less well-adapted organisms

Predation is _____.

• a type of species interaction where one organism is hunted and eaten by another organism for food or nutrients.

• a type of species interaction that passes advantageous traits on to other species

• a type of species interaction that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment

• a type of species interaction where one organism hunts and eats another organism for food or nutrients