B.13A Ecological Relationships

Match these terms

• both organisms benefit

• Commensalism 
• one benefits; the other doesn't care

• Mutualism 
• one organism harms the other

• Parasitsm 

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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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How is commensalism different from mutualism?

• In commensalism, one species benefits while the other is unharmed; in mutualism, both species benefit

• In commensalism, one species is harmed while the other benefits; in mutualism, both species benefit

• In commensalism, neither species is harmed; in mutualism, one species is harmed

• In commensalism, both species benefit; in mutualism, one species is harmed

A coyote captures, kills, and eats a rabbit. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

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

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Competition

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Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.

• Predation

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

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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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When Crocodiles have a tooth ache they open their mouth and let the Plover bird pick at the leftover meat stuck between the Crocodile's teeth.

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Friendship

• A

• B

• C

• D

• F

• G

• H

• J

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