Symbiosis Quiz

Which type of symbiotic relationship is when one organism benefits, while the other is not harmed?

• Mutualisim

• Competition

• Predation

• Commensalism

Which of the following is an example of competition?

• A honeybee getting food from flowers and spreading pollen

• A coyote and a vulture fighting to eat a dead rabbit

• A bear fishing for salmon in the river

• A clownfish attracting predators to a sea anemone, but has resistance to anemone's stings

New soil is created during primary succession by the relationship between algae and fungi (they both form lichen). The fungi has access to nutrients while the algae is more resistant to drying out. This is an example of...

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predation

Fungi and plant roots together form mycorrhizae, where the fungi absorbs nutrients from the roots, while helping roots grow further, increasing surface area and absorption. Which of the following symbiotic relationship is this?

• Parasitism

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Predation

Which of the following is NOT an example of parasitism?

• A flea sucks blood from a dog, which causes weight loss, vomiting, and diarrhea

• Barnacles attach themselves to whales, who are unharmed, and are transported to plankton rich areas

• A tapeworm stays in the intestines of humans and absorbs food. In some cases, people may experience nausea, weight loss, and loss of appetite

• A fungus, Ophiocordyceps, feeds on the ant and eventually sends signals for the ant to plant itself upon a high branch to infect more ants.

What is the relationship between a lion and a gazelle?

• Friendly

• Predation

• Complicated

• Mutualism

Which symbols best depict commensalism?

• + / +

• + / -

• + / neutral

• - / -

To maintain their high status, female meerkats kill the offspring of the other meerkats. This is so her own offspring will thrive around less of its own members. What symbiotic relationship is this?

• Competition

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

Cockatoos are a type of bird that lay their own eggs in other bird's nest, so that their offspring will be raised by other birds. Cockatoos also push out the other eggs and disguise their own eggs to avoid suspicion. What type of relationship is this?

• Predation

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Parasitism

What symbiotic relationship is shown above?

• Commensalism

• Predation

• Competition

• Mutualism