Symbiotic Relationships

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped.

• commensalism

• competition

• niche

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales.  This neither harms nor benefits the whales.  What type of symbiotic  relationship is this?

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths.  The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds.  Both species benefit.  What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Cattle Egrets eat the insects stirred up by the cattle when they are grazing, is what symbiotic relationship?

• Mutalism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Bacteria in the intestines of cows gain nutrients and aid in the cow's'  digestion

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• competition

Remoras are small fish that swim close to or attach themselves to sharks.  Remoras eat small scraps left as the sharks feed and the sharks are unaffected. 

• Competition

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

A bison walks through the grass, insects fly up and are seen and eaten by egrets. This neither harms nor helps the bison, but it is easier for the egrets to get food. This is an example of (a)   .

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The close relationship between two different species in an ecosystem

• Biosphere

• Ecology

• Symbiosis

• Environment

A Mosquito and Leech sucking blood out of an arm are examples of what kind of Symbiotic relationship? (a)  

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation