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A tick bites and eats the blood of the dog. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

The plovers get a meal by cleaning food from the crocodile’s teeth. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

The tape worms live and feed inside the cattle and this will make the cattle ill. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

The emperor shrimp uses the sea cucumber for its transportation. The shrimp hitches a ride on the sea cucumber to feeding grounds. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

The plant can get sick as the aphids feed off it. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

Head lice bite and eat the blood of humans while living in their hair. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

The ladybug eats aphids which are on the plants. The plants benefit from having the aphids removed. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

Mosquitoes bite humans and other animals. They feed on blood and leave them with an itchy bite. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

Leeches feed on the blood of humans and other mammals, fish, frogs, turtles and birds. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

A bee or other animal receives food (nectar or fruit) from a plant. The plant can be pollinated or have its seeds spread by the animal or insect. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

Fleas live on the cat. They bite the cat and feed on its blood. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

Barnacles attach and grow on the skin of a whale. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

Orchids grow on tree branches, which provides them with protection, access to more sunlight and compost from the trees. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

The fish protects the anemone from being eaten by other fish. The stinging tentacles of the anemone provide protection for the clownfish. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

The cattle egret will eat insects that have been stirred up when the cattle forage. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

The cleaner fish eat food scraps and pieces of dead skin off larger fish, such as sharks. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

A hermit crab lives in the sea snail’s discarded shells. Which symbiotic relationship is this?
a) Commensalism
b) Mutualism
c) Parasitism
d)

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