Interactions in Communities

Oxpecker birds eat bugs off of the zebras. The zebra gets free parasite removal.

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

Barnacles attach themselves to the skin of whales. The huge whales transport the tiny barnacles to plankton-rich waters.

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

Bees have a society in which different members have different responsibilities. The interaction among bees is an example of

• mutualism.

• cooperation.

• commensalism

Coyotes and wolves hunt many of the same animals.

• Cooperation

• Predation

• Competition

The mosquito drinks blood from humans. Humans can get diseases

• Predation

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

Cattle egrets follow grazing cows and eat the flies that move when the cattle stir up over grass. This is an example of

• parasitism

• mutualism

• commensalism

A cleaner wrasse darts in and out of the larger fish´s mouth, removing and eating parasites and dead tissue. What is the relationship between these organisms?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism