Chapter 14 Interactions in Ecosystems 2021-2022

An animal that gets eaten by another animal is called...

• Mammal

• Organism

• Predator

• Prey

The relationship in which both organisms benefit.

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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This occurs when organisms in a community fight for the same limited resource.

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Symbiosis

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A fungus controlling the brain of an ant is an example of...

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

What limited resource are the plants in this picture most likely competing for?

• Shelter

• Mates

• Wind

• Sunlight

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Which interaction type is it when different male lions strive to find territories?

• Intraspecific Competition

• Interspecific Competition

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

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A crab is protected from fish when an anemone rides on its shell. The anemone gets more food.

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Predation

• Mutualism

If wolves prey on deer for food, what will most likely happen to the deer population if wolves are removed from an area where deer live?

• The population of deer will increase.

• The population of deer will decrease.

• The population of deer will remain the same.

• The population of deer will become extinct.

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What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

• Bushes and Shrubs
• Oak trees
• Mossess and Lichens 
• A rose Bush

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A pioneer species is...

• a large organism
• the first organisms to adapt to a new environment 
• The best organism 
• Abiotic organisms 

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