Symbiosis Quiz

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection that causes illness in an infected mammal. The disease is transmitted by ticks to deer. What type of symbiosis occurs between the deer and the tick?

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

The oxpecker is a bird that eats the insects and parasites off the back of a zebra or rhino. What type of a symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

Humans have “good” bacteria in their digestive tract. These microorganisms assist humans in digesting food. The human gut is the ideal environment for these bacteria to live in. What type of a symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

Bees feed on nectar in flowers. To reach the nectar, a bee must fly deep inside the flower. Inside the flower are pollen grains that are produced by the flower's male reproductive organs. The pollen sticks to the furry parts of the bee's body, and the bee transports the pollen as it visits other flowers, allowing the other flowers to be fertilized. Which of these relationships best describes the interaction between the bee and the flower?

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

Which of the following is an interaction in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

Epiphytes are a class of plants that grow in the crooks of tree branches. They simply use the tree branches as a way to be higher—closer to the sunlight needed for photosynthesis. The trees do not benefit or get hurt by this interaction. What type of symbiotic relationship is described here?

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

• competition

Many bears must eat to fatten up for hibernation. The forest has a limited amount of food available, so many bears end up fighting over fish, berries and flowers to eat. What type of relationship is described here?

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

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Cattle Egret lives with Hippo. When Hippo moves about, Cattle Egret eats the insects disturbed by Hippo’s movement in the water. The insects are in the water.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

A cuckoo may lay its eggs in a warbler's nest.  The cuckoo's young will displace (or move) the warbler's young and will be raised by the warbler.  

• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Predation
• Competition

A hawk flies down and eats a snake, trying to slither into the ground.

• Predation

• Competition

• Hungry

• Mutualism