Communities and Ecosystems

A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 

• population
• niche
• abitotic
• ecosystem

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following symbiotic relationships is considered parasitic?

• Ticks feeding on a dog
• Bees transporting pollen from flowers
• Pilotfish swimming under sharks
• Birds eating the insects fromo the back of hippo

Which of these describes a mutually beneficial relationship between two organisms?

• A dog with worms in its intestine
• A turtle and a snail that both eat grass live in a river
• A honeybee pollinating a plant and receiving nectar for food
• A small fish attached to a shark, eating tiny pieces of the shark's food as it floats

Which pair of organisms listed below are competitors for the same natural resources?

• Ticks and dogs
• Lions and leopards
• Honeybees and flowers
• Salmon and brown bears

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An organism that kills and eats another for food

• Predator
• Prey
• Parasite
• Plant

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

• Predator
• Prey
• Parasite
• Host

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Occurs when 2 or more organism use the same resource

• Competition
• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A close long term association between 2 or more species

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Symbiosis
• Parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Relationship where both organism benefit

• Competition
• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped

• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Mutualism
• Competition