Relationships Practice

11. Around South Mountain, there are many mountain lions that feed on the rabbits for survival. This type of relationship is what kind of symbiosis?

a.     parasitism

b.    commensalism

c.     predator/prey

d.    mutualism

12. A lion and hyena both eat rabbits for energy and food.  What type of relationship exists between the lion and the hyena?

a.     parasitism

b.    commensalism

c.     predator/prey

d.    competition

13. What relationship would the zebra and hyena demonstrate?

a.     parasitism

b.    commensalism

c.     predator/prey

d.    competition

14. Oxpecker bird and zebra: The bird eats ticks and other harmful bugs from the zebra.  In return, the zebra gives the oxpecker protection

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

b. How do you know? __________________________________________________________________

15. Ocean fish and giant jellyfish: The ocean fish live underneath the jellyfish for protection.  The jellyfish is neither helped nor harmed by these fish.

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

b. How do you know? __________________________________________________________________

16. Clownfish live among the venomous tentacles of a sea anemone. They are

protected from predators, and they keep the sea anemone clean.

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

b. How do you know? __________________________________________________________________

17. Barnacles attach themselves to the shells of crabs. The barnacles receive a

home. The crab is unaffected.

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

b. How do you know? __________________________________________________________________

18. Bees use flower nectar for food, and they carry flower pollen to other flowers,

allowing the flower to reproduce.

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

b. How do you know? __________________________________________________________________

19. Dutch elm disease is caused by a fungus that grows and feeds on elm trees.

The fungus destroys the trees.

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________

b. How do you know? __________________________________________________________________

20. Orchids grow in tree branches. They receive light, and their roots get water

from the air. The tree is not affected.

a. What type of relationship?    ______________________________________________