Interactions Among Living Things Quiz

The behaviors and physical characteristics of species that allow them to live successfully in their environment are called

• habitats.
• limiting factors.
• biotic factors.
• adaptations.

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The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is called

• competition.
• predation.
• symbiosis.
• parasitism.

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A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species is called

• natural selection.
• symbiosis.
• adaptation.
• competition.

The bacteria that live in your intestine and help break down food are an example of which type of interaction?

• competition
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

Which of the following describes an interaction in which one organism kills and eats another?

• competition
• symbiosis
• predation
• mutualism

When a jellyfish paralyses a tiny fish with its poisonous tentacles, the jellyfish is the 

• predator.
• prey.
• host.
• parasite.

Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are the three types of

• symbiotic relationships.
• predation.
• competition.
• prey adaptations.

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A hawk building its nest on an arm of a saguaro cactus is an example of

• commensalism.
• mutualism.
• parasitism.
• predation.

When a characteristic that makes a species better suited to their environment becomes common

• natural selection
• niche
• parasite
• predation

Symbiosis where one organism benefits and one is harmed

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism