Types of Symbiosis Quiz

Imagine you're on an adventure with Sophia and Henry in a jungle! Suddenly, you notice tiny creatures like ticks and fleas hitching a ride on a dog or a cat, feeding off their blood. What type of symbiosis is this?

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

• Mutualism

Imagine you're a detective like Noah and Anika, solving nature's mysteries! Identify the type of symbiosis described:

Cowbirds sneakily lay their eggs in the nests of other unsuspecting birds. What kind of relationship is this?

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

  Brood Parasite

• Commensalism

Join Benjamin and Nora on an underwater adventure! They observe cleaner fish munching on dead skin and parasites from their host friends. What type of symbiosis is this?

• Mutualism

• Morphism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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Identify each type of symbiosis described: Barnacles attach themselves to whales to travel around the ocean.

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Identify each type of symbiosis described: Wolves eat large prey, leaving fewer animals to eat plants.

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Identify each type of symbiosis described: Clownfish and sea anemones protect one another from predators and help one another find food.

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Identify each type of symbiosis described: Mosquitos spread malaria among people but do not get sick themselves.

Identify each type of symbiosis described: Wooly bats rest on pitcher plants. The pitcher plants benefit from the bats’ feces.

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Imagine you're a barnacle hitching a ride on a whale! How do you interact with your giant ocean taxi? Choose the best answer to help Abigail and Rohan understand this unique relationship.

• You munch on bacteria off the whale’s body.

• You use the whale to travel around the ocean.

• You sip on the whale's blood like a tiny vampire.

• You scrub bacteria off the whale.

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Head lice are an example of which type of symbiosis? Choose the best answer.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation