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Symbiosis & Water Cycle Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process in which water vapor changes to a liquid?

a)

Aviation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Water runoff

d)

Condensation

2.

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

a)

It causes it to boil

b)

It causes it to rain

c)

It causes it to sink

d)

It causes it to evaporate

3.

What is the water cycle?

a)

The process through which water evaporates

b)

The path water takes from Earth to the clouds and back again

c)

The path water takes from the mountain top to the soil

d)

The process of water falling from the clouds

4.

What do water droplets form?

a)

Clouds

b)

Condensation

c)

Nutrients

d)

Humidity

5.

Mistletoe is a plant that grows in the branches of other plants. It grows by taking nutrients and water from these plants. This is what symbiotic relationship?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Amensalism

6.

What is another name for the water cycle?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Terrasphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Liquisphere

7.

Choose the true statement.

a)

Clouds come together during vaporization.

b)

The water cycle begins with precipitation.

c)

The water we drink today is the same water that dinosaurs once drank.

d)

The water cycle ends with run-off.

8.

How is commensalism different from mutualism?

a)

In commensalism, one species benefits while the other is unharmed; in mutualism, both species benefit.

b)

In commensalism, one species is harmed while the other benefits; in mutualism, both species benefit.

c)

In commensalism, neither species is harmed; in mutualism, one species is harmed.

d)

In commensalism, both species benefit; in mutualism, one species is harmed.

9.

Which of the following is an example of a parasite?

a)

A flea

b)

An orchid

c)

An Egyptian plover

d)

A dog

10.

When a bee pollinates flowers, the bee gets nectar, and the flower can reproduce. This is an example of:

a)

Amensalism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Mutualism

11.

What is precipitation?

a)

Sweat from our bodies on hot days

b)

Gas we use in furnaces and ovens

c)

Any form of water that falls from the sky

d)

Warm rain, but not cold snow or sleet

12.

The crocodile and Egyptian Plover have what kind of relationship?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Amensalism

13.

Which is NOT a symbiotic relationship?

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Anarchism

d)

Commensalism

14.

Which of the following is an example of symbiosis?

a)

A worm living in a cow's intestine.

b)

A mother bear taking care of her cub.

c)

One chimp cleaning the hair of another chimp.

d)

A married couple who agree to split their rent and share housework duties.

15.

What is symbiosis?

a)

The relationship between plants and the sun

b)

The relationship between animals and their habitat

c)

The relationship between 2 organisms in a community

d)

The relationship between precipitation and animals in an ecosystem

16.

A bird building a nest in a tree is what type of relationship?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Amensalism

d)

Commensalism

17.

Which of these describes evaporation?

a)

Water vapor becomes a liquid

b)

Plants lose water through their leaves

c)

What comes down must go up

d)

Water warms up and becomes a vapor

18.

Which of the following is an example of a host organism?

a)

An orchid

b)

A tick

c)

A dog with fleas

d)

A man with no hair

19.

What is the process of plants "sweating" called?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Perspiration

d)

Transpiration

20.

In what type of weather are you most likely to be able to feel the water vapor in the air?

a)

Cold

b)

Windy

c)

Humid

d)

Snowy