Symbiotic Relationships

Which symbols best describe mutualism?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which symbols best describe parasitism?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which symbols best describe commensalism?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Remoras are small fish that swim close to or attach themselves to sharks.  Remoras eat small scraps left as the sharks feed and the sharks are unaffected. 

• Competition
• Predation
• Mutualism
• Commensalism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Clown fish live among anemones, acting as a lure for the sea anemone's prey. The clown fish gets protection and shelter from the anemone.
This is an example of which type of symbiosis?

• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• IDK

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds. Both species benefit.

• commensalism

• parasitism

• mutualism

A flea feeds on the blood of a rat. This harms the rat.
This is an example of which type of symbiosis?

• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• IDK

A tick is a parasite to a horse. Which statement best describes the relationship between the tick and the horse? 

• a.  The tick helps the horse get food. 
• a.  The tick harms the horse by feeding on its blood. 
• a.  The horse harms the tick by feeding on its blood. 
• The tick does not affect the horse. 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which interaction benefits both organisms?

• A flea living on a dog
• A bee pollinating a flower
• A tapeworm living inside an animal
• A mosquito biting a person

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

This is a type of symbiosis where one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• Commensalism