Unit 3: Biodiversity (Species Interactions)

A relationship between two species where one benefits while the other is harmed.

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Naturalism

A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

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A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.

• mutualism
• competition
• predator/prey
• parasitism

A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• neutralism
• parasitism

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.  What kind of relationship is this?

• Mutualism 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

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The crocodile and bird have a _______________ relationship.  The crocodile benefits by having its teeth cleaned.  The bird benefits by gaining food and protection.  Both animals benefit from this relationship.

• parasitism
• predator and prey
• mutualism
• commensalism

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a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

• camouflage
• parasite
• host
• commensalism

a relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed

• parasitism
• symbiosis
• predation
• hunting