Symbiosis (CK)

Which of the following is an example of a parasite?

• A mosquito that feeds on the blood of a deer.
• A bee that feeds on the nectar of a flower.
• An egret that eats bugs off a cow.
• A squirrel that receives shelter from an oak tree.

Symbiosis is

• a relationship between organisms
• a type of parasitism
• a type of mutualism
• a type of commensalism

Which of the following is a type of symbiosis?

• all of these
• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism

A spider builds its web in the branches of a tree, causing no damage to the tree. What type of relationship is there between the spider and the tree?

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predator-prey relationship

What type of relationship involves an organism using another for transportation or housing?

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• all of these

Which type of symbiotic relationship exists when one species benefits while the other species is not affected?

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• none of these

Which of the following types of symbiosis occurs when two organisms interact and one benefits with no harm to the other?

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• none of these

Barnacles often attach to whales. The whale is unaffected, but the barnacle benefits from being given a place to live and a method of transportation to get to new food sources. This is an example of _____.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• all of these

In ________, one species benefits while the other species is not affected.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• none of these

Which of the following types of symbiosis occurs when two organisms interact and it is beneficial for both of them?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• all of these