SYMBIOSIS practice: Are You My Buddy?

Identify the type of SYMBIOSIS in the following relationship:

Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Identify the type of SYMBIOSIS in the following relationship:

Snapping shrimp have poor vision & depend on their goby fish roommate to give danger signals when. predators come. Goby fish that don’t have a place to hide are quickly eaten. They find a snapping shrimp roommate who digs a hole for both to live in.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Identify the type of SYMBIOSIS in the following relationship:

Ticks live on dogs and feed on their blood and tissue. Dog gets skin irritation & pick up diseases carried by ticks.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Identify the type of SYMBIOSIS in the following relationship:

As buffalo graze they disturb insects in the grass causing them to jump out of the way, for example grasshoppers. Many bird species will follow the buffalo as they graze and will feed on the fleeing insects.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Identify the type of SYMBIOSIS in the following relationship:

Mycorrhizal fungi invade and live in or among root cells of many plants. The plant provides nutrients to the fungi. The fungi help the host plant absorb inorganic & phosphorus from the soil. Some mycorrhizal fungi also secrete antibiotics which may help protect their host from invasion by parasitic fungi & bacteria.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Identify the type of SYMBIOSIS in the following relationship:

Athlete’s foot fungus lives on the skin humans & feeds on keratin, a protein. Humans have itchy, cracked skin which can become infected.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Identify the type of SYMBIOSIS in the following relationship:

Remora use suckers to attach temporarily to large marine mammals such as sharks, manta rays, whales, turtles, or large fish. The shark provides free transportation, protection, and dropped food & feces on which the remora feeds. The host is not injured.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Identify the type of SYMBIOSIS in the following relationship:

Fungi form lichens by lichens in close relationship with an algae. The fungus provides a protective home for the algae and gathers mineral nutrients from rainwater & from dissolving the rock. The algae gathers energy from the sun using photosynthesis. Both organisms share their nutrients with each other.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Identify the type of SYMBIOSIS in the following relationship:

Honeyguide birds find a bee hive, then chatter loudly to attract the honey badger. They fly toward the hive making sure badger is following. Upon arrival at the bee hive, the badger tears opens the hive and feasts on the honey. Then the honeyguide bird feeds on the remaining wax and larvae.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Identify the type of SYMBIOSIS in the following relationship:

Kudzu vines grow by climbing and wrapping around trees. Kudzu covered trees die as they are smothered and break under the weight of the growing kudzu vine.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation