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- 1. Multiple Choice
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This relationship neither harms nor benefits the whales.parasitismcommensalismmutualism - 2. Multiple ChoiceYucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds. Both species benefit.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 3. Multiple ChoiceRemoras attach themselves to a shark’s body. They then travel with the shark and feed on the leftover food scraps from the shark’s meals. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the shark.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 4. Multiple ChoiceOxpeckers feed on the ticks found on a rhinoceros. The oxpeckers get a meal and the rhinoceros is helped by the removal of the ticks.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 5. Multiple ChoiceMistletoe extracts water and nutrients from a spruce tree. The spruce tree is harmed.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe stork uses it saw-like bill to cut up the dead animals it eats. As a result, the dead animal carcass is accessible to some bees for food and egg laying. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the stork.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA flea feeds on a mouse’s blood and harms the mouse.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails. This relationship neither helps nor harms the snails.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 9. Multiple ChoiceOstriches and gazelles feed next to each other. They both watch for predators and alert each other to danger. Because their visual abilities are different, they can identify threats that the other animal would not see as readily.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHoney guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Next the honey guide birds eat. Both species benefit.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA cuckoo may lay its eggs in a warbler’s nest. The cuckoo’s young will knock the warbler’s eggs out of a nest and the warbler will raise the cuckoo’s young.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAs bison walk through grass, insects become active and are seen and eaten by cowbirds. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the bison.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 13. Multiple ChoiceTicks will feed on a deer’s blood and harm the deer.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the black sea bass’s body. The wrasse fish get a meal and the black sea bass is helped by the removal of the parasites.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHeartworms develop inside a dog’s heart. The worms cause health problems and may result in death.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 16. Multiple ChoiceOrchids grow inside a bromeliad plant. The orchid obtains water and nutrients from the bromeliad, but does not help or harm it.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA sparrow will build its nest under the nest of an osprey. The smaller birds get protection because other predators will not mess with the osprey. The osprey are not helped nor harmed by the sparrow.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA wasp lays its eggs on a caterpillar. When the wasp eggs hatch, the larva will eat the caterpillar and kill it.parasitismcommensalismmutualism
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