Mutualism

The wrasse, a small marine fish, periodically cleans harmful parasites from the mouth and body of the moray eel. The moray, in turn, protects the wrasse from larger predators and provides it with a constant supply of food. This is an example of the type of relationship known as

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

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Clownfish- home & protection

Sea anemone- Clownfish lures prey into the sea anemone and the sea anemone gets food.

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

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Which type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

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Oxpecker- Gets protection Rhinocerous- Gets cleaned of parasites, insects, and ear wax, gets alerted of predators.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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Zebra- Gets cleans of parasites and ear wax

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

nitrogen-fixing bacteria- Get a home in the roots of the plants

Legume- Get nitrogen

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

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Organism #1: Protozoa (Benefits) Food & shelter

Organism #2: termite's digestive system (Benefits) Digestion

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predation

• Mutualism

Which of the following is an example of mutualism?

• A bee pollinating a flower

• A lion hunting a zebra

• A fungus infecting a tree

• A bird eating a worm

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In a mutualistic relationship, both organisms involved:

• Benefit from each other

• Harm each other

• Are unaffected by each other

• Compete with each other

Which of the following pairs is an example of mutualism in the ocean?

• Shark and remora fish

• Whale and barnacles

• Sea anemone and clownfish

• Octopus and crab

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