Symbiotic Relationships Quiz

A sea cucumber is an animal that lives in the ocean. An imperial shrimp will ride on the back of the sea cucumber as a way of easy travel through the ocean. The sea cucumber is not helped or harmed. Which type of relationship do they have?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predation

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Ostriches and gazelles are two animals that live in Africa. They graze for food near each other because they help each other spot predators. The gazelle has excellent eye sight, but poor hearing. The ostrich has excellent hearing, but poor eye sight. These two animals will alert one another when danger is near. What type of relationship do they have?

• Mutalism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predation

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A person eats undercooked meat from an animal infected with tape worms. The tapeworm then lives in the person's intestines and absorbs important nutrients that the person needs. This tapeworm causes harm to the person. Which type of relationship is described?

• parasitism

• mutalism

• commensalism

• predation

Barnacles are sea creatures that create a home by attaching themselves to whales. The whales are unaffected by the barnacles. Which term best describes the symbiotic relationship?

• parasitism

• mutualism

• commensalism

• predation

A mistletoe plant attaches itself to a spruce tree causing harm by absorbing the tree's water and nutrients. What type of relationship does this describe?

• parasitism

• commensalism

• mutualism

• predation

Hermit crabs use shells that snails no longer need. The snail is unaffected. Which type of relationship does this illustrate?

• mutualism

• commensalism

• predation

• parasitism

Heartworms invade the heart of a dog. In this parasitic relationship, which of the following is true?

• The dog is the parasite, the worm is the host.

• The heartworms help the dog by entering its heart.

• The dog is the host, and the heartworms are the parasites.

• The dog is unaffected by the heartworms.

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A cuckoo and a warbler are both birds. A cuckoo will find the nest of the warbler instead of building her own and she harms the warbler by knocking the warbler egg out of the nest and laying her own. When the warbler mother returns, she isn't aware of the switch. The warbler will then raise the baby cuckoo bird instead of her own baby. Which term best describes this relationship?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

A clownfish and sea anemone are two underwater animals that both benefit from their relationship by gaining protection and finding food. Which type of relationship does this describe?

• mutualism

• commensalism

• predation

• parasitism

In which relationship do both of the species benefit?

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

• predation