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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT SYMBIOSIS EXAM
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-Guarantee passing score -28 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: The symbol summary for commensalism is:
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+;N Question 2: A relationship in which one member is helped, but the other organism neither
benefits nor is harmed:
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Commensalism Question 3: In this type of symbiotic relationship, one species is neither harmed or helped:
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Commensalism Question 4: Bromeliads grow in the canopy of the tropical rainforest. They live in the tops of trees to obtain sunlight. They do not obtain nourishment from the tree or harm the tree.
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Commensalism
Question 5: A epochal type of symbiotic relationship in which one organism feeds on and lives
in or on another organism:
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Parasitism Question 6: A relationship in which both members benefit:
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Mutualism Question 7: The armor is a small fish with a sucker on its head that attaches to the underside of a shark. It feeds on the sharks' leftovers. The shark is unaffected by the armor.
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Commensalism Question 8: There is a white bird that feeds on the particles of food left between the hippopotamus' teeth. The hippo does not harm the bird and benefits from the teeth cleaning.
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Mutualism Question 9: Barnacles have no means of location and may reside on the skin of the whale. The whale is unaware that the barnacles are there, but the barnacles get a free ride from place to place.
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Commensalism Question 10: Tapeworms inhabit the intestine of dogs. They feed on food the dog is digesting.While they don't usually kill the dig, they can weaken it, making it susceptible to other illnesses.
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Parasitism Question 11: Mycorrhizae are association between fungi and the roots of plants. The fungi provides minerals to the plant, and the plant provides food to the fungi.
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Mutualism
Question 12: This symbiotic relationship exists between certain tropical fish and sea
anemones:
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Commensalism Question 13: The stinging tentacles of the sea anemone do not affect the clownfish. Instead, the fish are protected from predators and feed on the sea anemone's leftovers as they swim among its tentacles. The anemone is not harmed by the fish.
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Commensalism
Question 14: In parasitism, the parasite is ________ and the host is _______.
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Helped; Hurt Question 15: In parasitism, the symbol summary is:
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+;- Question 16: 3 types of symbiotic relationships:
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Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism Question 17: A close, long-term relationship among two or more species that live and interact together.
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Symbiosis Question 18: Athlete's foot is caused by a fungus that grows on the warm moist skin of the people often around the toes of the feet. It may cause severe itching and cracking of the skin.
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Parasitism
Question 19: Mosquitoes carry the larva of the heart worm. Their bit may infect a dog. The heart worm larvas infect the dog's heart, where they may live fro some time before killing the dog.
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Parasitism Question 20: Ringworm is really a type of fungus that causes a ring shaped itchy place on the skin of humans. The fungus obtains food from human skin, and the human can become quite miserable
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Parasitism Question 21: A robin builds a nest in a tree. The tree provides protection for the next, but is not harmed by the presence of the next.
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Commensalism Question 22: At least one species benefits in this type of symbiotic relationship:
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Parasitism; Commensalism Question 23: In this type of symbiotic relationship, the host organism is harmed:
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Parasitism Question 24: Egrets are beautiful white birds tht roost on the back of cows. The cows are not affected.
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Commensalism Question 25: Lichens are a combination of an alga and a fungus. The alga produces food for the fungus; the fungus provides protection for the alga and supplies needed nutrients.
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Mutualism