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| parasitism because the ticks are harming the deer |
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Definition
| Ticks feed on deer blood to cause injury to the deer. |
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| competition because they are competing for the same food source |
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Definition
| In the African savanna, lions and cheetah hunt the same antelope and gazelles for food. What relationship do lions and cheetahs have with each other? |
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| commensalism because the stork is not helped or harmed |
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Definition
| A bird called a stork uses its saw-like bill to cut up the dead animals it eats. As a result, the dead animal’s body is accessible to bees for food and egg laying. What is the relationship between the stork and the bees? |
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Term
| mutualism because they are looking out for each other |
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Definition
| Ostriches and gazelles feed next to each other. They both watch for predators and alert each other to danger. Since the visual abilities of the two species are different, they each can identify threats the other animal would not as readily see. |
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Term
| parasitism because the tree is being harmed |
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Definition
| Mistletoe plants extract water and nutrients from the oak tree and weaken the tree. |
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Term
| competition because both are looking for a place to live |
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Definition
| In the deciduous forests, wood peckers and squirrels both need holes and spaces in trees to live. What type of relationship do wood peckers have with squirrels? |
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Term
| mutualism because they help one another to find the food and then share the food |
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Definition
| Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Then the honey guide birds eat. What type of relationship do the badgers have with the honey guide birds? |
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Term
| mutualism because the cowbirds get food and the cows get rid of parasites |
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Definition
| Cowbirds feed on the ticks of cattle in a farmer’s field. What is the relationship between the cowbirds and the cattle? |
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Term
| commensalism because the shark is not helped or harmed |
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Definition
| 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. |
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Term
| mutualism because the wrasse get food and the sea bass gets rid of parasites |
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Definition
| Wrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the black sea bass’ body. What relationship does the wrasse have with the black sea bass? |
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