Symbiotic relationships

Oxpeckers are birds that live on large animals in sub-Saharan Africa, such as buffalo. The oxpecker feeds on ticks, which in turn feed on the buffalo's blood.

The oxpecker benefits by gaining a meal and the buffalo benefits by having the harmful ticks removed.

The relationship between the oxpecker and buffalo is an example of:

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Competition

Oxpeckers are birds that live on large animals in sub-Saharan Africa, such as buffalo. The oxpecker feeds on ticks, which in turn feed on the buffalo's blood.

The oxpecker benefits by gaining a meal and the buffalo benefits by having the harmful ticks removed.

The relationship between the buffalo and ticks is an example of:

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Predator-prey

Humans can ingest the eggs of tapeworms by eating uncooked meat. Tapeworms attach to the intestines and feed off the food eaten by their human host. As a result, the human experiences symptoms such as pain and vomiting.

Classify what type of relationship this is:

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Predator-prey

Lions kill and eat animals such as zebras and wildebeests and then jackals scavenge on the leftover remains. The jackals benefit from the lions without harming or benefiting them in return.

Determine what type of relationship this is.

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Competition

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

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

• commensalism

• parasitism

• mutualism

• predation

Lactobacilli are a type of bacteria that live in our lungs and destroy many of the microorganisms that enter our respiratory system. They are highly adapted to living in our lungs and can't survive in many other habitats.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

In relation to the success criteria:

I can define the terms symbiotic, commensal, parasitic and mutualistic

I feel...

• I'm confused and need help!

• I'm learning, but still need to do some practice

• I'm feeling confident, but could still do more practice

• I could teach someone else!

In relation to the success criteria:

I can classify symbiotic relationships as commensal, parasitic or mutualistic

I feel:

• I am confused and need help!

• I'm still learning and need to keep practicing with more examples

• I feel confident, but could continue to practice more

• I could teach or help someone else!