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WorksheetsIdentifying Symbiotic Relationships
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Gaudy Leaf Frog is a poisonous frog that uses the Vermiliad leaf as shelter from the weather and the leaf is unaffected.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
The Bromeliad is a plant that grows on trees so it can collect sunlight and rain that the tree also needs.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
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.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
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.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
Cattle egrets eat the insects stirred up by cattle when they are grazing on grass.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
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.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
Oxpeckers feed on the ticks found on a rhino. The oxpeckers get a meal and the rhino has the ticks removed.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
Lice on a human scalp receives nourishment from the blood and causes a rash of itchy bumps.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
As Baleen whales swim through the ocean, they filter plankton from the water.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
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.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
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.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
Intestinal bacteria obtain nutrients from the gut of humans and produce vitamin K used by humans.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
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.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
A snake devours a mouse
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
Fungal mycorrhizae live on plant roots and increase the plant's ability to absorb nutrients. The mycorrhizae are provided with carbohydrates from the plant.
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
