Symbiosis

What is the most COMMON type of symbioic relationship?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism 

Two organisms both benefit from the relationship

• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism

Fleas live on the cat's body and eat its blood. They cause irritation to the cat and may transmit disease to the cat. What is this an example of?

• Predator-Prey
• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism

A bird makes a nest in a tree.  The bird gets a house, but the tree is unharmed.

• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism

Mockingbirds will push the eggs out of a blue bird's nest and use the nest for it's own babies

• parasitism
• parasitism
• mutualism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A squirrel hides his acorns from the chipmunks for the winter.

• commensalism
• parasitism
• competition
• mutualism

a squirrel eats the bird seed out of the bird feeder

• mutualism
• parasitism
  parasitism
• commensalism
  competition
• competition
  commensalism

Sloths and monkeys share the same tropical habitat.  Deforestation is occurring limiting the space for these two species.  What will now occur between the two species?

• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• Commensalism 
• Competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Birds eat the flies off of a rhino's back in the savannah

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism

A bear eats fish out of the river

• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation
• commensalism