Question

part 2: symbiosis matching part a. match each scenario (1 - 5) with the correct type of interactions (a - e). scenario 1. wolves hunt and kill deer for food. 2. a tapeworm lives inside a human’s intestines, absorbing nutrients. 3. bees collect nectar from flowers while spreading pollen 4. barnacles attach to a whale’s skin, gaining a place to live without harming the whale. 5. two lion fight over the same food. interaction types a. mutualism b. parasitism c. commensalism d. predation e. competition

Explanation:

1. Wolves hunting deer is predation as one organism hunts another for food.
2. A tapeworm living in a human's intestines and absorbing nutrients is parasitism where one organism benefits at the expense of another.
3. Bees collecting nectar and spreading pollen is mutualism as both the bees and the flowers benefit.
4. Barnacles attaching to a whale's skin and getting a living - place without harming the whale is commensalism where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
5. Two lions fighting over the same food is competition as they are competing for a limited resource.

Answer:

1. D. Predation
2. B. Parasitism
3. A. Mutualism
4. C. Commensalism
5. E. Competition