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Members of this kingdom are multicellular and heterotrophic, and most can move:

• Protista

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Fungi

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A biologist discovers a new organism. What helps the biologist classify the new organism into a specific group?

• how long the organism lives

• where the organism lives

• common traits with other organisms

• how recently the organism was discovered

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 or not.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• competition

• parasitism

A tapeworm lives in the intestine of a cat absorbing nutrients through its skin. A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

• competition

What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

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Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala.  This is an example of _______.

• commensalism

• mutualism

• neutralism

• competition

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When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.

• host, hostess

• parasite, host

• host, parasite

• prey, predator

Clown fish live among anemones, acting as a lure for the sea anemone's prey. The clown fish get protection and shelter from the anemone. This is an example of which type of symbiosis?

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

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A bee and a flower work together to benefit each other. This is an example of a ______. The bee helps the flower by pollinating it and the flower helps the bee by providing it with nectar.

• commensalistic relationship

• parasitic relationship

• mutualistic relationship

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Hookworms enter the human body by burrowing into the skin of the feet. Once in the skin, they enter the bloodstream and travel to the small intestine where they attach to the walls and begin to drink the person's blood and weaken the victim.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism