*”Symbiosis: Mutualistic” Quiz*
1. What is symbiosis?
It is a special type of relationship between two different species of
animals.
2. What’s it called when 2 species interact in a way that helps
them both?
Mutualistic symbiosis, or “mutualism” for short.
3. What special substance do aphids make?
They excrete waste as a sugary substance called honeydew.
4. True or False: ants will “milk” aphids.
TRUE! They stroke the aphid with their antenna, making the aphid secrete
more honeydew.
5. What do some ants do to keep aphids from flying away?
Some of them will tear the wings off the aphids or secrete their own
chemicals that keep the wings from ever growing.
6. What animal do honeyguide birds have a mutual symbiosis
with?
Humans!!!
7. What do honeyguides like to eat?
They like to eat the eggs, larvae, and beeswax from bee nests.
8. How do honeyguides get people to help them?
Wild honeyguides will recruit people to help them with a loud demanding
call.
9. True or False: people talk back to honeybirds to let the
bird know they’re following.
TRUE!! The humans respond with their own call that’s been passed down for
generations, letting the bird know they’re ready to follow them.
10. How do the people calm the bees so they & the honeyguide bird can eat?
They calm the bees with smoke so they can break into the nest.
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