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symbiosis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mycorrhizae are association between fungi and the roots of plants. The fungi provides minerals to the plant, and the plant provides food to the fungi. | Mutualism |
| Egrets are beautiful white birds tht roost on the back of cows. The cows are not affected. | Commensalism |
| Tapeworms inhabit the intestine of dogs. They feed on food the dog is digesting. While they don't usually kill the dig, they can weaken it, making it susceptible to other illnesses. | Parasitism |
| The stinging tentacles of the sea anemone do not affect the clownfish. Instead, the fish are protected from predators and feed on the sea anemone's leftovers as they swim among its tentacles. The anemone is not harmed by the fish. | Commensalism |
| Athlete's foot is caused by a fungus that grows on the warm moist skin of the people often around the toes of the feet. It may cause severe itching and cracking of the skin. | Parasitism |
| The armor is a small fish with a sucker on its head that attaches to the underside of a shark. It feeds on the sharks' leftovers. The shark is unaffected by the armor. | Commensalism |
| Lichens are a combination of an alga and a fungus. The alga produces food for the fungus; the fungus provides protection for the alga and supplies needed nutrients. | Mutualism |
| A robin builds a nest in a tree. The tree provides protection for the next, but is not harmed by the presence of the next. | Commensalism |
| A tick lands on a dog. It feeds on the dog's blood. Large infestations may weaken the dog and make it susceptible to other illnesses. | Parasitism |
| In Africa there exists an unusual relationship between ants and the Acadia tree. The tree sap provides food for the ants, and the ants protect the tree from predators. | Mutualism |
| There is a white bird that feeds on the particles of food left between the hippopotamus' teeth. The hippo does not harm the bird and benefits from the teeth cleaning. | Mutualism |
| Mosquitoes carry the larva of the heart worm. Their bit may infect a dog. The heart worm larvas infect the dog's heart, where they may live fro some time before killing the dog. | Parasitism |
| Barnacles have no means of location and may reside on the skin of the whale. The whale is unaware that the barnacles are there, but the barnacles get a free ride from place to place. | Commensalism |
| Ringworm is really a type of fungus that causes a ring shaped itchy place on the skin of humans. The fungus obtains food from human skin, and the human can become quite miserable | Parasitism |
| Bromeliads grow in the canopy of the tropical rainforest. They live in the tops of trees to obtain sunlight. They do not obtain nourishment from the tree or harm the tree. | Commensalism |
| A close, long-term relationship among two or more species that live and interact together. | Symbiosis |
| 3 types of symbiotic relationships: | Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism |
| A epochal type of symbiotic relationship in which one organism feeds on and lives in or on another organism: | Parasitism |
| In parasitism, the parasite is ________ and the host is _______. | Helped; Hurt |
| In parasitism, the symbol summary is: | +;- |
| A relationship in which both members benefit: | Mutualism |
| The symbol summary for mutualism is: | +:+ |
| A relationship in which one member is helped, but the other organism neither benefits nor is harmed: | Commensalism |
| The symbol summary for commensalism is: | +;N |
| This symbiotic relationship exists between certain tropical fish and sea anemones: | Commensalism |
| In this type of symbiotic relationship, the host organism is harmed: | Parasitism |
| In this type of symbiotic relationship, one species is neither harmed or helped: | Commensalism |
| At least one species benefits in this type of symbiotic relationship: | Parasitism; Commensalism |
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