Organism Relationships

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes an organism relationship in an ecosystem?

• A lion hunting a zebra for food

• A rock sitting in a river

• A cloud forming in the sky

• A car driving on a road

Open Ended

Why is it important to understand the relationships between different organisms in an ecosystem?

Multiple Choice

Which type of relationship involves one organism hunting another for energy, benefiting the predator and harming the prey?

• Predatory relationship

• Competitive relationship

• Symbiotic relationship

• Mutualistic relationship

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of adaptations for predation?

• Sharp teeth

• Camouflage

• Bright colors to warn predators

• Reduced resource access

Open Ended

Describe how symbiotic relationships can affect the behavior and survival of organisms, providing one real-world example.

Multiple Choice

What are the three main types of symbiotic relationships described in the lesson?

• Mutualism, parasitism, commensalism

• Predation, competition, mutualism

• Parasitism, competition, predation

• Commensalism, predation, mutualism

Multiple Choice

Which type of symbiotic relationship involves both organisms benefiting, and can you give an example from nature?

• Mutualism; bees and flowering plants

• Parasitism; ticks and hosts

• Commensalism; barnacles on whales

• Competition; lions and hyenas

Multiple Select

Select all the relationships where one organism benefits and the other is either harmed or unaffected.

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Competition

Open Ended

What is one new thing you learned about organism relationships in ecosystems today?