Symbiosis

As buffaloes walk through grass, insects become active so they are spotted by and then eaten by cowbirds. What type of symbiosis is this relationship between the buffaloes and cowbirds?

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

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A cuckoo may lay its eggs in a warbler's nest. The cuckoo's young will displace the warbler's young and end up being raised by the warbler. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

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Wrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the body of black sea bass. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Hermit crabs live in shells that are made and then abandoned by snails. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

Spider crabs live on the shallow ocean floor. Algae lives on the crabs. The algae helps the crabs blend in and the algae gets a good place to live. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

In a mutualism relationship, both organisms are ---

• benefited.

• unaffected.

• harmed.

In the jungles of South America lives a thorn tree call an acacia. A species of ant eats secretions of the acacia, drinks its sap, and raises its young in the hollow thorns. The ants also keep competing vines from growing near the acacia tree and they help repel any insects that would damage the acacia tree.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Remoras attach themselves to a shark’s body. They then travel with the shark and feed on the leftover food scraps from the shark’s meals. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the shark. 

• parasitism

• commensalism

• mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala.  This is an example of _______.

• commensalism

• mutualism

• neutralism

• competition

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Lactobacilli are a type of bacteria that live in our lungs and destroy many of the microorganisms that enter our respiratory system. They are highly adapted to living in our lungs and can't survive in many other habitats.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism