Question

tiny cleaning service
1 throughout the worlds coral reefs, there are small, hard - shelled sea animals called cleaner shrimp. these tiny animals are bright and colorful, allowing fish to easily spot them in the water. cleaner shrimp have a mutualistic relationship with fish, meaning that the shrimp and the fish both get something by working together. the fish get cleaned by the shrimp, and the shrimp get meals from the fish that they clean.
2 the shrimp remove parasites from the fish. parasites are tiny sea creatures that attach to fish and cause them harm. the parasites are too small for the fish to remove on their own, but the parasites are the right size to make a
which is the best summary of the text?
cleaner shrimp are found in coral reefs. they have small bodies and hard shells. even though they are small creatures, they like to eat a lot. they often feed on different parasites that are found in the ocean. sometimes cleaner shrimp dance before they eat.
cleaner shrimp and fish are both found in coral reefs. when a cleaner shrimp is hungry, it will sit on a rock and wait for fish. when a fish swims by, the shrimp starts doing a strange dance. this confuses the fish, allowing the shrimp to eat it.
cleaner shrimp and fish often work together. a cleaner shrimp does a dance to let a fish know it is hungry and eats parasites off the fish. the fish changes colors to show that it is ready to be cleaned. the cleaner shrimp gets food, and the fish gets rid of harmful parasites.

Explanation:

The text describes cleaner shrimp in coral reefs, their mutualistic relationship with fish (shrimp clean fish by removing parasites and get food, fish get rid of harmful parasites), and how the shrimp's actions (like dancing) and fish's responses facilitate this. The third option captures the mutual benefit, the shrimp's role in removing parasites, and the fish's gain, matching the text's key points. The first option adds irrelevant details (eating a lot, dancing before eating not in text), the second misrepresents the relationship as predatory (shrimp don't eat fish, they eat parasites).

Answer:

Cleaner shrimp and fish often work together. A cleaner shrimp does a dance to let a fish know it is hungry and eats parasites off the fish. The fish changes colors to show that it is ready to be cleaned. The cleaner shrimp gets food, and the fish gets rid of harmful parasites.