WorksheetsSymbiotic Relationships
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Tapeworms live in human intestines and eat digested food.
mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Tree frogs use trees for protection from the rain.
mutualism
commensalism
Parasitism
A decorator crab camouflages itself with a sea sponge. The crab is well hidden from predators, and the sea sponge gets more access to food as it travels.
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
A female lion stalks a gazelle. She charges and captures the prey.
commensalism
parasitism
predation
competition
In the desert, elf owls nest in abandoned woodpecker holes that can be found in giant cacti.
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
competition
Oxpeckers are a type of bird that eat ticks, fleas, and lice that feed on giraffes.
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
The cattle egret eats insects stirred up by a buffalo walking through a field.
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
The tongue-eating louse attaches itself to the tongue of a fish and sucks blood. The tongue eventually falls off. The louse lives in the mouth of the fish and acts like the tongue.
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
Striped hyenas have been seen hunting alongside grey wolves. The wolves have excellent hunting skills, and the hyenas can break bones into smaller pieces.
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
competition
Grazers are animals that eat grass. Grazers include sheep, goats, rabbits, and even grasshoppers. What type of relationship to grazers have with grass?
parasitism
mutualism
predation
A fungus-filled caterpillar will "plant" itself into the ground. The fungus grows, digesting the caterpillar from the inside.
commensalism
predation
parasitism
Sea sponges and coral compete for food and marine sources.
mutualism
commensalism
competition
predation
Dogs have lives alongside humans for 30,000 years. Why type of relationship do owners have with their pets?
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
competition
