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Animal Interactions

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two cheetahs fight for one gazelle is an example of;

a)

Competition

b)

Parasitism

c)

Social Hierarchy

d)

Territorial Imperative

2.

If a tick lands on a dog and takes its blood it's an example of;

a)

Cooperation

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Commensalism

3.

Which type of symbiosis does both parties receive some type of benefit?

a)

Veganism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Mutualism

4.

An aurora fish clamps on to a Great White Shark is an example of;

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Traveltism

d)

Mutualism

5.

A pack of wolves taking down a animal bigger than them is an example of?

a)

Territorial Imperative

b)

Cooperation

c)

Mutualism

d)

Tag Teamalism

6.
Tapeworms reside in human intestines and take nutrients from the human.  The tapeworms grows larger with the increased amount of nutrients, while the human becomes increasingly tired and nauseaus. 
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Cooperation
d)
Prediation
7.
As a bee feeds upon nectar produced by a flower, the bee will become coated with the flower’s pollen.  As the bee flies from flower to flower, the pollen that collected on the bee will pollinate the flowers and result in the formation of new flowers.  The bee is eating the sweet nectar and the flowers are being pollinated. 
a)
Commensalism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Cooperation
8.
Horses, chickens, pigs and turkeys live together on a farm.  These animals work together which increases survival as a group.  What is this situation an example of?
a)
Commensalism
b)
Predation
c)
Cooperation
d)
Parasitism
9.
Heartworms develop inside a dog’s heart. The worms cause health problems and may result in death.
a)
Commensalism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Cooperation
10.

Cooperation and competition occur between _____________ species, but symbiosis always occurs between __________ species.

a)

same/different: different

b)

different: same/different

c)

same/different: same

d)

same: different/different

11.

What is symbiosis?

a)

Relationship only between decomposers

b)

relationship between the same species

c)

relationship between two different species

12.

What does benefit mean?

a)

invisible

b)

harmed

c)

helped

13.

Which of the following is an example of a parasite?

a)

plover bird

b)

an orchid

c)

flea

14.

Flowers and bees are an example of...

a)

commensalism

b)

paratisism

c)

mutualism

d)

botulism

15.

Mistletoe growing on trees is an example of...

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

16.

Which is an example of a host?

a)

dogs

b)

fleas

c)

ticks

d)

mushrooms

17.

A pit bull urinates on a tree in its owners backyard is an example of what?

a)

Peeatism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Territorial Imperative

d)

Social Hierarchy

18.

The alpha male wolf tells when the pack can attack the prey is and example of?

a)

Territorial Imperative

b)

Social Hierarchy

c)

Leaderism

d)

Alpha Maleism

19.

An animal that eats another animal is called...

a)

Prey

b)

Organism

c)

Predator

d)

Mammal

20.

An animal that gets eaten by another animal is called...

a)

Mammal

b)

Organism

c)

Predator

d)

Prey

21.

An orchid growing on the branches of tree to get more sunlight is an example of...

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Predation

d)

Parasitism

22.

What limited resource are the plants in this picture most likely competing for?

a)

Shelter

b)

Mates

c)

Wind

d)

Sunlight