Quiz Review: Symbiotic Relationships

Which best describes a parasitic relationship?

• Both organisms benefit.

• Neither organism benefits.

• One organism benefits, while the other is unaffected.

• One organism benefits, while the other organism is harmed

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Carolina wrens and painted buntings are two bird species that live in overlapping territories. They have different requirements for food and nesting. Which term best describes the relationship between the two species?

• Parasitism

• Symbiosis

• Coexistence

• Mutualism

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A certain snake species in an ecosystem eats small rodents. If a bird species is introduced into the ecosystem that also eats small rodents, which of these will most likely increase?

• Parasitism

• Migration

• Mutualism

• Competition

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The relationship between an owl and a mouse is a

• parasite-host relationship.

• symbiotic relationship.

• mutualistic relationship.

• predator-prey relationship

Which will most likely occur if two species occupy the same niche in an ecosystem?

• The two species will become friendly and share the niche.

• The two species will support each other, and one species will overpopulate.

• The two species will compete directly against each other for food, and one species will eventually die off.

• The two species will compete directly against each other for food, and both species will eventually die off.

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In which ecosystem would competition most likely occur among a population of a species?

• a land ecosystem

• a large ecosystem

• a small ecosystem

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In a grassland ecosystem, organisms of the same species eat the same food. When there is a lack of rain, which is most likely increased?

• carrying capacity

• population density

• competition for space

• competition for resources

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Which is the most cooperative relationship between species?

• Mutualism

• Predation

• Parasitism

• Coexistence

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Birds are often seen with cattle in a pasture. The feeding cattle stir up insects and the birds eat the insects. How would this relationship be described?

• The birds have a negative effect on the cattle, and the cattle have a positive effect on the birds.

• The birds have a positive effect on the cattle, and the cattle have a positive effect on the birds.

• The cattle have a positive effect on the birds, and the cattle are unaffected.

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Two populations of reef fish live in biological coexistence with each other. Which sentence best describes their relationship?

• The species compete with each other.

• One species preys on the other.

• The species ignore each other.

• One species benefits from the other.

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