Tapeworms live in human intestines and eat digested food.

• mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Tree frogs use trees for protection from the rain.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• Parasitism

A decorator crab camouflages itself with a sea sponge. The crab is well hidden from predators, and the sea sponge gets more access to food as it travels.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A female lion stalks a gazelle. She charges and captures the prey.

• commensalism

• parasitism

• predation

• competition

In the desert, elf owls nest in abandoned woodpecker holes that can be found in giant cacti.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Oxpeckers are a type of bird that eat ticks, fleas, and lice that feed on giraffes.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The cattle egret eats insects stirred up by a buffalo walking through a field.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The tongue-eating louse attaches itself to the tongue of a fish and sucks blood. The tongue eventually falls off. The louse lives in the mouth of the fish and acts like the tongue.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Striped hyenas have been seen hunting alongside grey wolves. The wolves have excellent hunting skills, and the hyenas can break bones into smaller pieces.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Grazers are animals that eat grass. Grazers include sheep, goats, rabbits, and even grasshoppers. What type of relationship to grazers have with grass?

• parasitism

• mutualism

• predation