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Relationships in Ecology

Match the descriptions or pictures with the correct relationship - mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, or predation.

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The torsolo lays its eggs on a fly so the fly will carry the eggs to a warm-blooded host.commensalism
Bees benefit by having exclusive access to the nectar of the bottle genetian flower, and the plants benefit by their "loyal" pollinators.mutualism
Shrimp dig and clean a burrow in the sand where both they and the goby fish live. The goby fish warns the shrimp of coming danger.mutualism
The Egyptian Plover bird preys on parasites that feed on crocodiles and are potentially harmful to them.mutualism
Epiphytes are plants that live perched on sturdier plants. They do not take any nourishment from their host and simply benefit from being better exposed to sunlight.commensalism
The torsolo larva bury into a host's body to grow into adult torsolo, developing painful boils and cysts.parasitism
Certain Goby species live amongst the spines of toxic sea-urchins such as Astropyga radiata, so gaining protection from their host.commensalism
A Boxer crab, Lybia tesselata, carries a pair of small anemones in its claws. When approached by a predator it waves these around presenting the stinging tentacles so as to deter the marauder. The anemones benefit from the small particles of food dropped by the crab during feeding.mutualism


Biology teacher
Camas High School
Camas, WA

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