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Types of Symbiosis

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

3.

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

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

4.

Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

5.

Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala. This is an example of ....

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

paratisism

d)

predation

6.

Which symbols best describe parasitism?

a)

+,+

b)

+,-

c)

+,0

d)

-,0

7.

When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the ____________.

a)

host, hostess

b)

parasite, host

c)

host, parasite

d)

prey, predator

8.

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

9.

Clown fish live among the deadly tentacles of the sea anemone and are protected. The clown fish eats food left over by the anemone keeping the area clean and also acts as “bait”.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

10.

Remora eats food left over by the shark. The shark makes no attempt to prey upon the remora and there is not benefit to the shark having the left over food removed.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

11.

This is an example of....

a)

commensalism

b)

predation

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

12.

A spider spins it's web between this animals antlers. This is an example of ......

a)

predation

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism