Ecology 3.3

Open Ended

Observe the image below. What inference can you make about the relationship between the lion and the antelopes?

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to study ecological relationships in nature?

• To understand how organisms interact and depend on each other

• To learn how to protect endangered species

• To discover new species of plants and animals

• To find ways to make more money from natural resources

Multiple Choice

Which type of relationship involves one organism benefiting while the other is unaffected?

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Predation

Multiple Choice

Which relationship is characterized by both organisms benefiting from the interaction?

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Competition

• Commensalism

Multiple Choice

In which type of relationship does one organism kill and eat another organism, resulting in a transfer of energy?

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Multiple Choice

Which of the following relationships results in one organism being harmed while both are trying to use the same resource?

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Multiple Choice

Which type of symbiotic relationship benefits both organisms involved?

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predation

Multiple Select

Select all the types of symbiotic relationships where at least one organism benefits.

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Competition

Open Ended

Explain the main idea of symbiosis and give an example from nature.

Open Ended

Describe how the relationship between the clownfish and sea anemone is an example of mutualism.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios best represents commensalism?

• A bird eating insects off a buffalo's back

• A tick feeding on a dog

• Seeds sticking to a person's shoe and being carried to new soil

• Two lions fighting over prey

Multiple Choice

Which type of symbiotic relationship is demonstrated when a bee feeds on nectar and collects pollen from a flower, assisting in plant reproduction?

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Predation

• Commensalism

Multiple Choice

What is the main benefit for the grizzly bear in the predation relationship described in the image?

• It gets a high-fat meal before hibernation

• It helps the fish reproduce

• It protects the river ecosystem

• It provides shelter for other animals

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of symbiotic relationships described in the images?

• Mutualism

• Predation

• Parasitism

• Competition

Multiple Choice

What happens to the hornworm when wasps lay their eggs inside it?

• The hornworm is harmed as the larvae feed on its insides

• The hornworm benefits from the wasps

• The hornworm and wasps both benefit equally

• The hornworm is unaffected

Open Ended

Explain how the relationship between the poison dart frog and the plant in the last image differs from mutualism. Use evidence from the image to support your answer.

Multiple Choice

Is the relationship between isopods and fish an example of predation?

• Yes, because the isopod kills the fish.

• No, because the isopod only harms the fish but does not kill it.

• Yes, because the isopod benefits and the fish is harmed.

• No, because the isopod lives in the fish's mouth and eats what the fish eats.

Multiple Choice

What type of ecological relationship is demonstrated when farmers provide barn owls with nesting sites and owls help with pest control?

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Open Ended

Explain how the relationship between sloths and algae is an example of mutualism.

Open Ended

How are the 5 ecological relationships similar and different?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following ecological relationships is correctly matched with its definition?

• Commensalism: Both benefit

• Parasitism: One benefits, one is harmed

• Mutualism: One benefits, one is unaffected

• Predation: Both are harmed

Open Ended

How do you think learning about ecological relationships can help us understand the natural world better?

Open Ended

What inference can you make about the relationship between the lion and the antelopes?