Community Interactions

An abiotic factor is something that is _____________.

• Deadly

• Living

• Non-living

• Successful

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A biotic factor is something that is ________________.

• Helpful

• Living

• Non-living

• Temporary

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A palm tree is an example of a(n):

• Abiotic factor

• Biotic factor

Temperature is an example of a(n):

• Abiotic factor

• Biotic factor

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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 relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

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Which symbols best describe parasitism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• -,0

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A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.

• Predation

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

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