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Identifying Symbiotic Relationships

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Gaudy Leaf Frog is a poisonous frog that uses the Vermiliad leaf as shelter from the weather and the leaf is unaffected.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

2.

The Bromeliad is a plant that grows on trees so it can collect sunlight and rain that the tree also needs.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

3.

Capuchin monkeys swing from tree to tree and get the nectar from the flowers.  The pollen gets stuck to them as they eat. When they move to another flower, the flowers get pollinated.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

4.

A wasp will inject its eggs into a host plant and when the babies hatch, they eat the plant.  The plant dies as a result of this process.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

5.

Cattle egrets eat the insects stirred up by cattle when they are grazing on grass.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

6.

Sparrows will oftentimes build their nests in areas where fierce hawks known as Osprey fly around.  The sparrow does this as a means of protection.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

7.

Oxpeckers feed on the ticks found on a rhino.  The oxpeckers get a meal and the rhino has the ticks removed.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

8.

Lice on a human scalp receives nourishment from the blood and causes a rash of itchy bumps.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

9.

As Baleen whales swim through the ocean, they filter plankton from the water.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

10.

The Alaskan Brown Bear is known to stand near the area of a river where salmon jump out.  The bear catches the salmon in his mouth in mid-air and eats it.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

11.

A lichen is composed of cyanobacteria living within a fungus. Cyanobacteria are autotrophs that perform photosynthesis for the fungus while the fungus provides a home for the cyanobacteria.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

12.

Intestinal bacteria obtain nutrients from the gut of humans and produce vitamin K used by humans.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

13.

A remora is a fish that has an adhesive disc on its head that enables it to attach to the underside of a large shark. When food floats away from the shark's mouth as it feeds, the remora collects the scraps.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

14.

A snake devours a mouse

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation

15.

Fungal mycorrhizae live on plant roots and increase the plant's ability to absorb nutrients. The mycorrhizae are provided with carbohydrates from the plant.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

predation