Ecological Relationships

A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• neutralism
• parasitism

A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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

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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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Parasitsm

• Commensalism

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

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

• Mutualsim 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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

• Mutualsim 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs  in the flowers where  the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds. Both species benefit.  

• Mutualism 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2