Symbiosis Examples

A tick living on a dog.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

The honeyguide bird leading the honey badger to a bee's hive, both eat the honey.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A tapeworm living in a 6th grade student's intestines.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

A bird building their nest in a tree.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

The hermit crab carrying the sea anemone on its back.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The bristle worm removing parasites from the hermit crab and eating the hermit crabs leftovers.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Head lice living on a human scalp.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Mistletoe putting its roots into its HOST tree.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

The ants and the acacia tree living together and both receiving benefit.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

The egret, and insect eating bird, graze near some herbivores mouth.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2