Exploring Symbiotic Relationships

Oxpeckers feed on ticks found on rhinoceros. The oxpeckers get a meal, and the rhinoceros benefit from the ticks' removal. This relationship is an example of:

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

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Mia observed bees pollinating flowers in a garden; this is an example of mutualism because...

• both organisms benefit.

• one organism benefits, one is not affected.

• one organism benefits, one is harmed.

• both organisms are harmed.

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Some species of barnacles attach themselves to sea turtles or whales. As the whales or sea turtles travel, the barnacles access food in nutrient-rich waters. Their host neither benefits nor is harmed by its riders. This relationship is an example of:

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

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Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there. This relationship is an example of:

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Parasitism

Arjun noticed a flea feeding on a mouse’s blood. This is good for the flea but bad for the mouse. This relationship is an example of:

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

When a dog and a tick are in a relationship. The dog is being harmed and the tick is benefiting. The tick is using the dog as it's ____________. 

• harmer

• host

• parasite

In a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed, such as a tapeworm in a human, this is an example of:

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

Clownfish live among the tentacles of sea anemones. The clownfish get protection from predators, and the anemones get cleaned by the clownfish.

This relationship is an example of:

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

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Remora fish attach to sharks and feed on the leftovers from the shark's meals.

The shark is neither helped nor harmed.

This relationship is known as:

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Bees collect nectar from flowers, which they use to make honey. In the process, they help pollinate the flowers. This relationship is an example of:

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

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