Mutualism, Parasitism, Commensalism

Which of these describes a mutually beneficial relationship between two organisms?

• A dog with worms in its intestine

• A turtle and a snail that both eat grass live in a river

• A honeybee pollinating a plant and receiving nectar for food

• A small fish attached to a shark, eating tiny pieces of the shark's food as it floats

Relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Competition

An organism where one organism benefits and another is harmed

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Competition

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A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...

• Mutualism 

• Competition

• Parasitsm 

• Commensalism 

What type of symbiosis?  Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.  

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.

• host, hostess

• parasite, host

• host, parasite

• prey, predator

How many types of symbiosis are there?

• 5

• 7

• 3

• If you pick this you're silly
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Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that feed on parasites found on an impala. The impala gets rid of parasites and the red-billed oxpeckers get a yummy dinner. This is an example of _______.

• commensalism

• mutualism

• neutralism

• competition

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 

• Mutualism 

• Competition

• Parasitsm 

• Commensalism 

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

• Mutualsim 

• Parasitism 

• Commensalism