Commensalism

What is Commensalism?

• A type of Symbiosis

• a relationship in which one organism benefits

• all of the above

• a neutral relationship

The following image is an example of what type of Commensalism?

• Inquilinism

• Metabiosis

• Phoresy

• Marine

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Commensalism is only in marine life

• True

• False

Plants and animals can have this relationship

• True

• False

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What is symbiosis?

• Symbiosis is the central of types of relationships between organisms with four main categories.

• Symbiosis is the central of types of relationships between organisms with five main categories.

• Symbiosis is a type of relationship between organisms.

• Symbiosis is a type of relationship where one animal/creature benefits from the other while the other isn’t gaining anything yet isn’t being harmed.

Inquilinism could be a woodpecker drilling a hole to live in a cactus. The woodpecker gets a home, and the cactus is unaffected still.

• True- This is an example of Inquilinism

• False- This is an Example of Metabiosis

• False- this is an Example of Phoresy

In Commensalism...

• Both animals benefit

• One animal benefits

• No animals benefit

• More than both animals Benefit

Bonus Question: A new species of bacteria is found that lives inside of your gut. The bacteria lives off of waste that you would excrete anyway, and the heat you produce. It does not seem to give you any benefit in return. How would you classify this symbiotic relationship?

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

Which of the following is an example of Commensalism?

Select all that apply

• Tree frogs use plants as protection

• giraffes feeding on acacia trees

• Bacteria consuming certain food inside our stomach

• Goby fish living on other sea animals

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(Faces) Commensalism is...

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• :) _ :(

• :/ _ :/

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