18-19 Ecology

Both the red fox and the coral snake eat field mice. This is an example of

• commensalism.

• mutualism.

• predation.

• competition.

a relationship that is beneficial to both organisms

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• competition

a relationship that is beneficial to one and harmful to the other

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• competition

a relationship that is beneficial to one and neutral to the other

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• competition

A bald eagle hunts and eats a field mouse. This is an example of

• commensalism.

• mutualism.

• predation.

• competition.

A flower produces nectar, which bees use to make honey. The bees carry pollen to other flowers to pollinate them so the flowers can reproduce. This is an example of

• commensalism.

• mutualism.

• predation.

• competition.

The remora rides attached to sharks. The remora benefits by gaining protection, and it feeds off of the remains of the shark's meals. The shark is not bothered, but does not benefit. This is an example of

• commensalism.

• mutualism.

• predation.

• parasitism

A mosquito bites an organism and takes its blood for food. The organism can catch a disease from the mosquito and also experiences irritation and itchiness at the bite site. This is an example of

• competition

• mutualism.

• predation.

• parasitism

The living and nonliving things in one place form a

• ecosystem.

• population.

• community.

• symbiotic relationship.

All of the members of one species living in an area form a

• ecosystem.

• population.

• community.

• symbiotic relationship.