Symbiotic Relationships - Quiz

1. Name the symbiotic relationship in which both individuals benefit from the relationship. Your answer should be 1 word only and do not include a period after it.

2. Which type of symbiotic relationship is represented by cats and fleas?

• Mutualistism
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Competition

3. Golden jackals that are no longer in a pack will follow tigers in order to feed on the remains of their kills. Which type of symbiotic relationship is there between golden Jackals and tigers?

• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Competition

4. Female cowbirds will lay their eggs in other birds’ nests. They will usually damage or remove one of the other bird’s own eggs first, replacing it with their own egg. The cowbird egg has a short incubation period and usually hatches before the other eggs, demanding more food from the parent birds and decreasing the survival success of the other birds. Which type of symbiotic relationship is there between cowbirds and other bird species?

• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Competition

5. As buffalo move around in a field, they disturb the ground and stir up insects. Cattle egret are birds that live with the buffalo and other livestock. They hop off the back of the buffalo and eat the insects disturbed by it, getting a tasty meal. The buffalo are unaffected by the presence of the cattle egret. Which type of symbiotic relationship is shown between cattle egret and buffalo?

• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Competition