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Symbiosis

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bees and a flower

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

2.

Orchards that live on branches of trees.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

3.

The ants and the acacia tree living together and both receiving benefits.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

4.

Mistletoe putting its roots into its host tree.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

5.

A rhino and a tick bird.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

6.

A 6th grader and their pet

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

7.

A bird building their nest in a tree.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

8.

A tapeworm living in a 6th grade students intestines.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

9.

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. In this relationship, the whales are neither harmed nor benefited. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

a)

parasitism

b)

commensalism

c)

mutualism

10.

Egrets feed in fields among cattle. The egrets get easy access to the insects that are stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle do not care if the egrets are there or not. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

11.

A cuckoo may lay its eggs in a warbler's nest. The cuckoo's young will displace the warbler's young and end up being raised by the warbler. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

12.

Wrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the body of black sea bass. What type of symbiosis is this relationship?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

13.

The relationship between clownfish and sea anemones, where the clownfish gets protection and the anemone gets cleaned, is an example of which type of symbiosis?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predation

14.

In a forest ecosystem, a fungus growing on a tree and absorbing nutrients from it without providing any benefit to the tree is an example of which type of symbiosis?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Competition

15.

Lichens, which are a combination of algae and fungi living together, where both organisms benefit, are an example of which type of symbiosis?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Amensalism