Symbiosis Quiz Review

A cleaner fish eats leftover food & parasites out of an eel's mouth. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?

• Parasitism

• Hygienism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

Orchids grow high on the branches of a tree to get more water & sunlight. The tree is not bothered. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Producer/consumer

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A mosquito bites you & causes a nasty itch. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predator/prey

What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

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A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

What type of symbiosis is this?
*Hermit crabs find shells left by snails that have died and move in.
*  Snails die and leave behind their shells.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales.  What kind of relationship is this?

• Mutualism 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

What is Mutualism?

• A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

• A relationship in which both organisms benefit

• A relationship in which one organism is benefiting and the other is unaffected

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What is Parasitism?

• A relationship in which both organisms benefit

• A relationship in which one organism is benefiting while the other is unaffected

• A relationship in which one organism is benefiting and the other is harmed

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