Symbiosis

A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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

• host, hostess
• parasite, host
• host, parasite
• prey, predator

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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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What type of symbiosis?  Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.  

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

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NGSS.3-LS2-1

A relationship in which two species live closely together.

• resource

• mutualism

• succession

• symbiosis

What type of symbiosis is this?
*Hermit crabs find shells left by snails that have died and move in.
*  Snails die and leave behind their shells.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

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 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism