Interactions in Ecosystems

An animal that eats another animal is called...

• Prey

• Organism

• Predator

• Mammal

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

• Mammal

• Organism

• Predator

• Prey

A close-term relationship between different species in a population is called

• Symbiosis

• Photosynthesis

• Homogeneous

• Symbolism

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The relationship in which both organisms benefit.

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

The relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed. (NOT KILLED!)

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predation

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

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Symbiosis

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Which of these is NOT a limited resource organisms compete for in a community?

• Wind

• Food/Water

• Mates

• Sunlight

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An orchid growing on the branches of tree to get more sunlight is an example of interaction between--

• living things

• nonliving things

• all of the above

• none of the above

Algae growing on the stable shell of a spider crab and providing camouflage for the crab is an example of __________ interactions.

• living things

• none living things

• none of the above

• all of the above

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

• Shelter

• Mates

• Wind

• Sunlight

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