Relationships in Ecosystems

True or False: The population size of predators are equal to the population size of prey.

• True

• False

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Any relationship in which two different species use each other to live is called _________________.

• Predation

• Symbiosis

• Competition

• Harmony

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______________ occurs when one organism captures and feeds on another organism.

• Predation

• Symbiosis

• Competition

• Dependent

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When two or more individuals or populations attempt to obtain a single resource.

• Competitive interaction

• Mutually beneficial interaction

• Dependent interaction

• Predatory interaction

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An interaction between organisms or species that is helpful to both.

• Dependent interaction

• Predatory interaction

• Mutually beneficial interaction

• Competitive interaction

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Which is an example of parasitism?

• Shark and seal

• Flea and dog

• Deer and grass

• Seagull and fish

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How all the living and nonliving things in an area interact.

• Competition

• Symbiosis

• Dependent

• Ecosystem

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What is an example of a predator–prey relationship?

• Bacteria and humans

• Fox and rabbit

• Tick and deer

• Lion and hyena

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In this food web, which animals are in competition?

• Hawks and coyotes

• Squirrels and hawks

• Antelopes and squirrels

• Hawks and mountain lions

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An organism that is "hunted" and "eaten" as food is called ______________________.

• Prey

• Predator

• Host

• Parasite