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WorksheetsSymbiotic Relationships
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The spider crabs live on the shallow ocean floor. The algae lives on the crabs. The algae helps the crabs blend in and the algae gets a good place to live.
a)
Commensalism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Mitosis
2.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
3.
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
4.
A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
competition
5.
Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower. What type of symbiosis is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
6.
Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks. This relationship is an example of _______.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
7.
Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala. This is an example of _______.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
neutralism
d)
competition
8.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
9.
Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
10.
A relationship between two species where one benefits while the other is harmed.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Naturalism
11.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
12.
What type of symbiosis is this?
Snails die and leave behind their shells.Hermit crabs find shells left by snails that have died and move in.
Snails die and leave behind their shells.Hermit crabs find shells left by snails that have died and move in.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
13.
A Remora fish will eat the left over food scraps from the shark's meal. What type of relationship is happening?
a)
mutualistic
b)
commensalistic
c)
parasitic
d)
competition
14.
Lice attach to the hairs of the body or head, and then suck blood from the host. This relationship is known as ________.
a)
Commensalism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Optimism
15.
A flea is a parasite that gets its energy from the blood of animals like dogs. How are the flea and dog affected in this relationship?
a)
Both organisms are helped
b)
Both organisms are unaffected
c)
The flea is helped, and the dog is harmed
d)
The dog is helped, and the flea is not affected
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