Symbiotic Relationships in Nature Quiz

What is the term used to describe the relationship when two or more different types of organisms live closely together and interact in the interest of survival?

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Symbiosis

Which type of symbiotic relationship benefits both organisms involved?

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

What is the name of the bird that travels on herd animals and feeds on ticks and other parasites living on the animals' skin?

• Sparrow

• Oxpecker

• Penguin

• Ostrich

What is the name of the organism made of fungi and algae, where the fungi gets nutrients from the algae and the algae is protected by the fungi?

• Seaweed

• Moss

• Lichen

• Fern

What is the term used to describe a relationship where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed?

• Predation

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

Which organism benefits from the relationship with the manatee's skin by living and growing on it?

• Barnacle

• Algae

• Coral

• Sea Urchin

What is the name of the fungus that infiltrates its insect host and controls its brain to spread its spores?

• Morel

• Cordyceps

• Mycelium

• Truffle

What type of behavior can change the nature of a symbiotic relationship?

• Chemical

• Physical

• Parasitic

• Mutualistic

What is the term used to describe a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Which organism benefits from the relationship by feeding on the blood of larger hosts for sustenance and survival?

• Louse

• Tick

• Flea

• Mosquito