Symbiosis

Two organisms both benefit from the relationship

• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism

Birds eat the flies off of a rhino's back in the savannah

• commensalism
• Mutualism
• parasitism

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NGSS.3-LS2-1

Mockingbirds will push the eggs out of a blue bird's nest and use the nest for it's own babies

• parasitism
• parasitism
• mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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The black bear has a tick on it's back

• parasitism
• mutualism
• commensalism

A fish will eat the left over food scraps from the shark's meal

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• competition

Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• competition
• parasitism

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

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which symbols best describe parasitism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• -,0

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2