Symbiosis

What is symbiosis?

• The act of 2 different organisms living together

• The act of 2 different organisms living apart

• Acting

• Being the same

Which one of these is NOT a kind of symbiosis?

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Sharingism

• Mutualism

Mutualism is a type of symbiosis where both organisms benefit.

• True

• False

What is commensalism?

• One organism is harmed but other one benefits

• One organism is unaffected but the other benefits

• Both organisms are harmed

What is parasitism?

• One organism is harmed but the other one benefits

• One organism benefits but the other is unaffected

• Both organisms are unaffected

Predation is where one organism is going to eat the prey.

• True

• False

The anemone fish live in the anemone. The anemone protects the fish and the fish drops food scraps that the anemone can eat. What kind of symbiosis is this?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Predation

• Competition

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A bear waits at the top of a river to eat salmon. What type of symbiosis is this?

• Community

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Predation

You get lice. They live on your head and drink blood while you itch and can infest others. What type of symbiosis is this?

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Species

• Competition

A cheetah and lion are trying to catch a zebra. They are BOTH trying to catch a zebra to eat. What kind of symbiosis is this?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Commensalism