Symbiosis

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

• commensalism

• Mutualism

• parasitism

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This relationship neither harms nor benefits the whales. 

• parasitism

• commensalism

• mutualism

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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. 

• parasitism

• commensalism

• mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

A bee and a flower work together to benefit each other. This is an example of _________________. The bee helps the flower by pollinating it and the flower helps the bee by providing it with nectar.

• commensal relationship 

• parasitic relationship 

• mutual relationship 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Which of the following is an example of symbiosis?

• A mother bear taking care of her cub

• A married couple who agree to split their rent and share housework duties.

• A worm living in a cow's intestine.

• One chimp cleaning and grooming the hair of another chimp.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

When a honeybee pollinates flowers, the bee gets access to nectar, while the flowers gain the chance to reproduce. This is an example of:

• Amensalism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Remoras are fish that swim alongside sharks, eating scraps that the sharks leave behind. This is an example of:

• Amensalism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from a spruce tree. The spruce tree is harmed. 

• parasitism

• commensalism

• mutualism

The stork uses it saw-like bill to cut up the dead animals it eats. As a result, the dead animal carcass is accessible to some bees for food and egg laying. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the stork.

• parasitism

• commensalism

• mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Hermit Crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails.

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1