Ecology #2 ~ Organism Relationships

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 the egrets are there or not.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• competition

• parasitism

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A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

• predation

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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Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

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Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala. This is an example of ....

• commensalism

• mutualism

• paratisism

• predation

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Which best describe parasitism?

• Both organisms benefit positively from the relationship

• One organism benefits from the relationship the other is harmed

• One organism benefits from the relationship the other is not affected

• Both organisms benefit negatively from the relationship

When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the ____________.

• host, hostess

• parasite, host

• host, parasite

• prey, predator

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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Clown fish live among the deadly tentacles of the sea anemone and are protected by it. The clown fish eats food left over by the anemone keeping the area clean and also acts as “bait”.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• predation

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Remoras eat food left over by the shark it swims along with. The shark makes no attempt to prey upon the remora and there is no benefit to the shark having the left over food removed.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• predation

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