Anemone Fish Behavior and Relationships

The video explores various marine symbiotic relationships, focusing on commensal and mutualistic interactions. Cardinal and anemone fish use hosts like starfish and anemones for protection. Anemone fish and anemones have a mutualistic relationship, benefiting each other. Clownfish exhibit a unique life cycle and symbiosis with anemones. Other creatures, like porcelain crabs, also use anemones for protection. Jellyfish provide shelter to small fish and other marine life, showcasing diverse symbiotic strategies in the ocean.

What type of relationship do cardinal fishes have with their hosts?

• Parasitic

• Commensal

• Mutualistic

• Competitive

How do anemone fishes benefit from living in sea anemones?

• They get food from the anemone

• They clean the anemone

• They are protected from predators

• They help the anemone reproduce

What is a unique feature of skunk clownfish?

• They are aggressive towards other fish

• They are predominantly orange in color

• They have a special immunity to anemone stings

• They prefer bubble-tip anemones

Which anemone fish species is not particular about its anemone host?

• Ocellaris clownfish

• Clark's anemone fish

• Saddle anemone fish

• Skunk clownfish

What happens when the dominant female ocellaris clownfish dies?

• The male leaves the anemone

• The male transforms into a female

• The anemone dies

• A new male is introduced

What causes anemones to lose their symbiotic zooxanthellae?

• Pollution

• Lack of food

• Predation

• Abnormally warm sea conditions

Which fish is known for being one of the most aggressive on the reef for its size?

• Ocellaris clownfish

• Juvenile Domino damsels

• Skunk clownfish

• Porcelain anemone crab

How do porcelain anemone crabs feed?

• By hunting small fish

• By filtering plankton from the water

• By eating anemone tentacles

• By scavenging dead organisms

What do juvenile Domino damsels compete with anemone fishes for?

• Shelter

• Food

• Territory

• Mates

What is a common behavior of small fishes around jellyfish?

• They clean jellyfish

• They feed on jellyfish

• They use jellyfish for protection

• They avoid jellyfish