Symbiosis

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

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

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

Which symbols best describe parasitism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• -,0

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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

• commensalism
• mutualism
• neutralism
• competition

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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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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which symbols best describe mutualism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• -,0

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Silverfish live and hunt with army ants. They share the prey.  They neither help nor harm the ants. 

• Mutualism 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

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