Symbiotic Relationships

What is symbiosis?

• Mutualism - when both organisms benefit from a relationships

• any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms

• the act or process of noticing or perceiving

• a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

Which of the following are considered part of the 5 senses? *check all that apply*

• Sight

• Observe

• Smell

• Taste

• Movement

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Which of the following are NOT examples of a mutualistic symbiotic relationships?

*check all that apply - 2 correct answers*

• Pearlfish hides inside a sea cucumber

• Sunfish is rid of parasites thanks to the cleaner fish

• Ant adopts and takes care of a blue butterfly larva

• Honeybee moving pollen from one sunflower to another

• Oxpecker picking off bugs from rhinos and zebras while hitching a ride

Which of the following IS an examples of a commensalism symbiotic relationships?

• Pearlfish hides inside a sea cucumber

• Sunfish is rid of parasites thanks to the cleaner fish

• Ant adopts and takes care of a blue butterfly larva

• Honeybee moving pollen from one sunflower to another

• Oxpecker picking off bugs from rhinos and zebras while hitching a ride

Why is the ant adopting a blue butterfly larva a parasitism symbiotic relationship?

What is an example of parasitism symbiotic relationships?

"The sky is blue"

is an example of...

• Observing

• Creating an inference

"It looks like it will rain because of the clouds in the sky"

is an example of.,.

• Observing

• Inferencing

There is fish in the ocean.

is an example of...

• Observing

• Inferencing

Sharks must be fish because they live both live in the ocean.

is an example of...

• Observing

• Inferencing