Symbiosis

Symbiosis is a combination of the words "sym" which means​ (a)   and "bio" which means ​ (b)  

• together
• life

A tapeworm lives in the intestines of animals. It harms the animal it lives in. That means the tapeworm is a (a)   and the animal is its ​ (b)  

• parasite
• host

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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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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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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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 

Match these terms

• both organisms benefit

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

• Parasitsm 
• one organism harms the other

• 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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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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When a tick bites you, you are the ​ (a)   and it is the ​ (b)  

• host
• parasite