Ecology (levels of organization/symbiosis)

Pseudoscorpions often hitch rides on the backs of large beetles or true bugs. What is the ecological relationship?

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Cooperation

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Barnacles sometimes live on the outside surface of other larger shelled organisms without causing any harm. What is the ecological relationship?

• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Predator-Prey

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Ants protect soft bodied aphids and in return the aphids feed the ants a sugary drink. What is the ecological relationship?

• Cooperation
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Mutualism

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Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• competition
• parasitism

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A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

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Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala.  This is an example of _______.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• neutralism
• competition

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A relationship between two organisms where one benefits while the other is harmed is known as what?

• Decomposition
• Consummerism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism

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Which symbiosis is represented in the picture? 

• parasitism 
• mutualism
• commensalism
• nonalism 

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The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors

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The living portions of the ecosystem.

• Biotic factors
• Abiotic factors

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