Symbiosis

What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

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A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

Which symbols best describe parasitism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• -,0

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.

• host, hostess
• parasite, host
• host, parasite
• prey, predator

Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.

• Predation

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales.  The whale is unaffected.  

• commensalism
• mutualism
• predation
• laziness

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Remoras attach themselves to a shark's body. They then travel with the shak and feed on the left over scraps from the shark's meals.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• predation
• competition

True or false: symbiosis is interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A remora fish attaches itself to the underside of a shark and eats leftover bits of food from the shark’s meals. The remora helps to clean the shark and remove parasites.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Not Symbiosis

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