Ecological Relationships

A bear fishes for salmon. What is the bear?

• Predator

• Prey

• Mutualist

• Parasite

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A tiger kills a deer for dinner. What is the deer?

• Predator

• Prey

• Mutualist

• Parasite

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A lion and a pack of hyenas are fighting for food that the lion killed. What is happening here?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predator-Prey

• Competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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This is when both organisms in the relationship are benefiting from their interaction.

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predator-Prey

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In this relationship, one organism benefits, and the other is harmed in an interaction.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predator-Prey

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In this relationship, one organism benefits and the other doesn't get anything.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predator-Prey

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In this relationship, one organism hunts, kills, and eats the other organism.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predator-Prey

• Parasitism

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In this relationship, organisms fight for resources necessary for survival. It could be things like food, water, space, light, or mates.

• Predator-Prey

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Competition

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The Egyptian plover eats the scraps out of the Nile Crocodile's mouth. The plover benefits because it gets a meal. The Crocodile benefits because its mouth gets cleaned. This is an example of...

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predator-Prey

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A tapeworm can get into animals (including humans) by eating undercooked or raw beef, pork, or fish from an animal that was infected. The tapeworm benefits by taking nutrients from the host, who is harmed. This is an example of...

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predator-Prey

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