Symbiotic Relationships

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of symbiotic relationship?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes mutualism?

• A relationship where both organisms benefit

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

• A relationship where both organisms are harmed

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of mutualism?

• Lichens and fungi

• Bees and flowers

• Clownfish and sea anemones

• Remoras on sharks

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes commensalism?

• A relationship where both organisms benefit

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

• A relationship where both organisms are harmed

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of commensalism?

• Barnacles on whales

• Epiphytic plants on trees

• Clownfish and sea anemones

• Remoras on sharks

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes parasitism?

• A relationship where both organisms benefit

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

• A relationship where both organisms are harmed

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of parasitism?

• Barnacles on whales

• Tapeworms and humans

• Ticks and cats

• Rafflesia and vines

Multiple Choice

What are the three main types of symbiotic relationships described in science?

• Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism

• Friendship, Competition, Predation

• Herbivory, Carnivory, Omnivory

• Migration, Hibernation, Adaptation

Multiple Choice

Ticks feed on deer blood with harms the deer.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Multiple Choice

Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers. Both species benefit.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Multiple Choice

Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Multiple Choice

Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers feed on the honey and then allow the birds to eat.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Multiple Choice

Mistletoe extracts water and nutrient from the spruce tree it is attached to.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Multiple Choice

A lion stalks a herd of antelope wading in a pond. A flock of water birds on the shore become startled by the sound of the lion’s approach and fly away with a great deal of noise. The birds’ sudden departure gives warning to the antelope, and they are also able to escape safely. What type of relationship exists between the birds and the antelope?

• competition

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Multiple Choice

A lichen is a combination of two organisms, an alga and a fungus. The fungus gets its food from the alga while the alga gets water from the fungus. This is an example of which relationship?

• competition

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Multiple Choice

What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

Multiple Choice

When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.

• host, hostess
• parasite, host
• host, parasite
• prey, predator

Multiple Choice

The close relationship between two different species in an ecosystem

• Biosphere

• Ecology

• Symbiosis

• Environment