Ecological Relationships Quizizz

A tick feeding off of a dog’s nutrients.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

A bird building their nest in a tree.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Head lice living on a human scalp.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

 The ants protecting the acacia tree and tree provides food for the ants.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Orchids growing in tall tropical trees, the trees are not harmed but the orchids get sunlight.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

 Algae growing on the fur of a sloth, giving the sloth camouflage.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

 Small mites live on your skin, eating dead skin cells. You don’t even notice.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Oxpeckers are a type of small bird that land on zebras and eat ticks and other parasites that live on the zebra’s skin. The oxpeckers get food and the zebras get pests removed.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Spider crabs live in shallow areas of the ocean floor, and greenish-brown algae lives on the crabs' backs, making the crabs blend in with their environment, and unnoticeable to predators. The algae get a good place to live, and the crab gets to avoid predators.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Remora fish are small fish that feed by picking up the scraps that sharks leave behind while feeding. The shark makes no attempt to feed on the remora fish.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2