Symbiotic Relationships

Which symbols best describe mutualism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• -,0

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which symbols best describe parasitism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• -,0

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which symbols best describe commensalism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• 0,0

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• neutralism
• parasitism

Cattle egrets are birds that forage in fields among cattle. The egrets get easy access to food and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• competition
• parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that feed on parasites found on an impala. The impala gets rid of parasites and the red-billed oxpeckers get a yummy dinner. This is an example of _______.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• neutralism
• competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed.

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Parasitsm

• Commensalism

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales.

• Mutualsim 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree to the tree's detriment (harm). 

• Mutualsim 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Two organisms that are so similar they can interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring.

• biotic factor

• herbivore

• ecosystem

• species

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2