Symbiosis Jeffreu

Which of the following shows the symbiotic relationship between the Rodent and the Bird?  

• Mutualism
• Predation
• Competition
• Commensalism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales.  The whale is unaffected.  

• commensalism
• mutualism
• predation
• laziness

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives.  The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first.  Then the honey guide birds eat.  

• mutualism
• commensalism
• predation
• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Remoras attach themselves to a shark's body. They then travel with the shak and feed on the left over scraps from the shark's meals.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• predation
• competition

As buffalos walk through grass, insects become active and are seen and eaten by cowbirds.  

• commensalism
• mutualism
• competition 
• predation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A cuckoo may lay its eggs in a warbler's nest.  The cuckoo's young will displace (or move) the warbler's young and will be raised by the warbler.  

• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Predation
• Competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Wrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the black sea bass's body. 

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Predation
• Competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Hermit Crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails.  

• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Competition
• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds.  

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Ostriches and Gazelles feed next to each other.  They both watch for predators and alert each other to danger.  Since the visual abilities of the two species are different, they can each identify threats the other animal would not as readily see.  

• Parasitism
• Commensalism
•  Mutualism 
• Competition.  

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2