Mutualism, Parasitism, and Commensalism

An organism that is eaten by another organism

• pray
• prey
• predator
• hamburger

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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A relationship between two species where one benefits while the other is harmed.

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Naturalism

A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.

• mutualism
• competition
• predator/prey
• parasitism

A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• neutralism
• parasitism

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales.  What kind of relationship is this?

• Mutualism 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

An organism that eats other organisms

• producer
• omnivore
• prey
• predator

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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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