Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 45, Problem 5SQ
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To match: Each term with its (suitable) description.
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Spider crabs live in shallow areas of the ocean floor, and greenish-brown algae lives on the crabs' backs, making the crabs blend in with their environment, and less noticeable to predators. The algae get a habitat and protection. This relationship can best be described as _______________.
a. mutualism
b. parasitism
c. competition
d. commensalism
A symbiotic relationship where both of the coexisting species benefit from the interaction is called ________. a. commensalism b. parasitism c. mutualism d. communism
Which of the following is true?
a. predation is a form of parasitism
b. parasitism is a form of predation
c. parasitism is detrimental to both organisms
d. predation is always interspecific
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 45 - Testing Biological Control Biological control...Ch. 45 - Testing Biological Control Biological control...Ch. 45 - Testing Biological Control Biological control...Ch. 45 - Prob. 4DAACh. 45 - The type of physical environment in which a...Ch. 45 - Which cannot be a symbiosis? a. mutualism b....Ch. 45 - Prob. 3SQCh. 45 - ______ can lead to resource partitioning. a....Ch. 45 - Prob. 5SQCh. 45 - Lizards that eat flies they catch on the ground...
Ch. 45 - By a currently favoured hypothesis, species...Ch. 45 - With ______, one species evolves to look like...Ch. 45 - Growth of a forest in an abandoned corn field is...Ch. 45 - Prob. 10SQCh. 45 - If you remove a species from a community, the...Ch. 45 - Prob. 12SQCh. 45 - Prob. 13SQCh. 45 - Prob. 14SQCh. 45 - Prob. 15SQCh. 45 - With antibiotic resistance rising, researchers are...Ch. 45 - Flightless birds on islands often have relatives...Ch. 45 - Some attempts to use biological controls prove...
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