Symbioses Exit Slip

A boxer crab carries small anemones on its claws and uses them to scare away predators. The anemones feed on small bits of food left over by the crab.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Pearlfish live inside the intestines of sea cucumbers during the day to avoid predators. At night, they come out of their host to feed. The sea cucumber is not affected by this relationship.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

An isopod bites on the tongue of a snapper fish, then attaches itself where the tongue used to be. For the rest of the fish's life, it remains attached, feeding off the fish's blood and bits of food eaten by the fish.

• Mutualism

• Parastism

• Commensalism

Which of the following describes a relationship between two species where one benefits and the other is harmed?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Ammensalism

Which of the following describes a relationship between two species where both species benefit?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Ammensalism

Some fungi that live in the soil attach themselves to the roots of plants. The fungus provides nutrients for the plant and the plant gives the fungus some sugars from photosynthesis.

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

"Athlete's foot" is an infection of a fungus on the skin of a human. The fungus feeds on the skin cells of the human and the human has difficulty walking and is more vulnerable to predation (being eaten).

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism