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Symbiotic Relantionships and Food Webs

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Barnacles create home sites on whales. This does not harm or help the whale.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Predator-Prey

d)

Commensalism

2.

Bees pollinate flowers and also get nectar from them. Both species benefit.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

3.

Mistletoe takes water and nutrients from trees, harming the tree.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

4.

Heart worm develop in a dogs heart, the worms cause severe health problems then death.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

5.

Sharks will stalk and eat sea turtles.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

6.

Hermit crabs live in an abandoned snail shell, this neither harms or benefits the snails.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Predator-Prey

d)

Commensalism

7.

Some fish feed on parasites found on sea bass, both species benefit.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

8.

A flea feeds on a mouse's blood, harming the mouse.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

9.

Ostriches and gazelles eat next to eat other, both identify threats the others can't see.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

10.

A spider makes his web to catch unsuspecting insects.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

11.

Remoras attach to sharks feeding on their leftovers, this doesn't help or harm the shark.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

12.

Bison walk through the grass, insects are eaten by cowbirds, neither helping or hurting the bison.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

13.

Ticks feed on deer blood, harming the deer.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

14.

Honeybirds direct badgers to beehives, badgers eat the honey then leaves the rest for the birds.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

15.

Oxpeckers eat parasites off of rhinos

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

16.

A lion chasing a gazelle...

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

17.

Wasps lay eggs in a caterpillar, when the eggs hatch they eat the caterpillar from the inside-out.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

18.

A snake waits for a mouse to come close enough to eat.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

19.

Sparrows build nests near Osprey, because no predators will harm an osprey - only one organism benefits.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

20.

Shrimp and gobys live together, the gobys get the food and shrimp keep the burrow clean.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-Prey

21.

In this food web, which organism captures the Sun's energy?

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Mouse

c)

Hawk

d)

Plant

22.

Which organism is a consumer?

a)

Poison Ivy

b)

Vulture

c)

Seaweed

d)

Grass

23.

Which organism did the hawk's energy originate?

a)

Mouse

b)

Fox

c)

Rabbit

d)

Grass

24.

Which is the best way to describe the ecosystem for animals that live in Antarctica?

a)

Warm and moist with many trees

b)

Cold and dry with few plants

c)

Chilly and wet with a few trees

d)

Hot and dry with a few plants

25.

Which ecosystem would be the best to support a population of deer?

a)

Tropical

b)

Desert

c)

Swamp

d)

Forest

26.

Which sentence best describes how produces depend on decomposers?

a)

Decomposers make homes for producers

b)

Decomposers make water available for producers

c)

Decomposers make nutrients available for producers

d)

Decomposers protect prodocers

27.

What kind of change do birds make to their ecosystem in order to survive?

a)

Birds grow new feathers at least once a year.

b)

Birds communicate using specific calls.

c)

Birds build nests to lay eggs.

d)

Bird's hearts beat faster when they fly.

28.

What is the main cause of extinction?

a)

Loss of habitat

b)

Global warming

c)

Hunting

d)

Fishing

29.

Water in the pond dried up. Which organism in the pond would still be able to take in oxygen?

a)

Tadpole

b)

Sunfish

c)

Trout

d)

Turtle

30.

Which organism in the pond changes it's physical features and food source when it becomes an adult?

a)

Butterfly

b)

Trout

c)

Turtle

d)

Duck

31.

Which organism uses sunlight to produce food that others eat?

a)

Green Algae

b)

Snail

c)

Sunfish

d)

Butterfly

32.

How does a caterpillar obtain it's energy from the sun?

a)

From a decomposer (fungi).

b)

From a consumer (animal).

c)

From a producer (plant).

d)

From photosynthesis.

33.

What do you think would happen to plants if the sun did not shine for a long time?

a)

Plants would be eaten by animals (consumers).

b)

Plants would be beautiful and colorful.

c)

Plants would grow and be overpopulating.

d)

Plants would die and no longer grow.

34.

The population of rabbits has increased, how will this affect the wolf population

a)

The wolf population would increase.

b)

The wolf population would become overpopulated.

c)

The wolf population would increase.

d)

The wolf population will decrease.

35.

What is happening to the leaf in the picture?

a)

The leaf is molding.

b)

The leaf is decomposing.

c)

The leaf is becoming a fossil.

d)

The leaf is growing.