Symbiosis quiz

Which of the following is an example of symbiosis?

• A mother bear taking care of her cub

• A married couple who agree to split their rent and share housework duties.

• A worm living in a cow's intestine.

• One chimp cleaning and grooming the hair of another chimp.

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Which of the following is an example of a parasite?

• A flea

• An orchid

• An Egyptian plover

• The bacteria that live in human intestines

How is commensalism different from mutualism?

• In commensalism, one species benefits while the other is unharmed; in mutualism, both species benefit

• In commensalism, one species is harmed while the other benefits; in mutualism, both species benefit

• In commensalism, neither species is harmed; in mutualism, one species is harmed

• In commensalism, both species benefit; in mutualism, one species is harmed

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When a honeybee pollinates flowers, the bee gets access to nectar, while the flowers gain the chance to reproduce. This is an example of:

• Amensalism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

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Remoras are fish that swim alongside sharks, eating scraps that the sharks leave behind. This is an example of:

• Amensalism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

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Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This relationship neither harms nor benefits the whales. 

• parasitism
• commensalism
• mutualism

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Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds. Both species benefit. 

• parasitism
• commensalism
• mutualism

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Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from a spruce tree. The spruce tree is harmed. 

• parasitism
• commensalism
• mutualism

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 The stork uses it saw-like bill to cut up the dead animals it eats. As a result, the dead animal carcass is accessible to some bees for food and egg laying. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the stork.

• parasitism
• commensalism
• mutualism

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a relationship that occurs when two or more organims of the same species need the same resource at the same time

• competition
• symbiosis
• predation

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