Quiz about Symbiosis

Question 1

Clownfish live near sea anemones. The anemones provide protection for the clownfish, who are immune to the anemone's stinging tentacles. The clownfish help lure in prey for the anemones.

Accepted Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 2

Ostriches and gazelles feed next to each other. They both watch for predators and alert each other to danger.

Accepted Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 3

A barn owl kills and eats a field mouse.

Accepted Answer

Not Symbiosis

Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Parasitism

Question 4

Barnacles create a home by attaching themselves to the skin of a whale. The barnacle is a filter feeder and obtains food as it rides on the whale. The whale is not affected.

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 5

Fleas obtain nutrients by feeding on the blood of a dog.

Accepted Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 6

A bird builds a nest on a tree branch.

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 7

Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails. This neither harms nor benefits the snails.

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 8

A honey bird leads a honey badger to a bee hive. The badger rips open the bee hive and eats the honey and bee larvae, while the bird eats the leftovers.

Accepted Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 9

A tree uses energy from the sun to make sugar.

Accepted Answer

Not Symbiosis

Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Parasitism

Question 10

A deer tick feeds on the blood of a human host.

Accepted Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 11

A woodpecker eats the moths preying on a saguaro cactus. The cactus provides a protected habitat for the bird.

Accepted Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 12

Mistletoe vines wrap around a tree, robbing the tree of water and nutrients.

Accepted Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

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Not Symbiosis

Question 13

Moss gains exposure to sunlight by growing on the branches of trees. The moss does not harm the trees.

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 14

Sandpiper birds fight over food.

Accepted Answer

Not Symbiosis

Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Parasitism

Question 15

A leech attaches to the skin of a boy swimming in a lake, and feeds on his blood.

Accepted Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 16

A monkey picks fleas and ticks off of a dog and eats them as a tasty snack. The dog and monkey are also friends.

Accepted Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 17

Green algae attach to the fur of a sloth which helps camouflage the sloth from predators. As the sloth moves around in the treetops of the shady rainforest, the algae are exposed to sunlight, helping them to carry out photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

Question 18

Plover birds are often found in the mouths of crocodiles. The crocodiles don't eat the plover birds who pick food from the crocodiles' teeth. The crocodiles get their teeth cleaned and the plover get food and protection.

Accepted Answer

Mutualism

Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Parasitism

Answer

Not Symbiosis

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