Ch.14 Interactions in Ecosystems

Zebras live in Africa. The savannas would be part of a zebra’s:

• symbiotic relationship

• niche

• habitat

• behavior

Name the type of species interaction:
A tick feeding off of a dog's blood. A disease is passed on to the dog.

• parasitism 
• predation
• mutualism
• commensalism 

Name the type of species interaction:
A hermit crab uses empty seashells as a home. 

• commensalism 
• predation
• mutualism
• parasitsm 

People moving into an area is:

• immigration 
• emigration 

What type of graph is shown? 

• exponential
• logistic 
• stagnant 
• boom and bust 

Which is a density-dependent limiting factor?

• natural disasters 
• weather
• human activities
• competition 

A forest grew back after a wildfire destroyed it. This process is called:

• Ecological succession 
• predation
• regeneration
• destruction 

______ is a series of changes that occur in a community over time after disturbances. 

• community succession 
• ecological succession 
• population succession 
• tertiary succession 

Name the type of succession that would occur after a disturbance that leaves behind some life and soil. 

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• tertiary succession
• quaternary succession 

Name the type of succession that would occur after a disturbance that leaves no life. 

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• tertiary succession 
• quaternary succession