1.3 Interactions among living things

1.In natural selection, individuals whose unique characteristics are well-suited for an environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

• True

• False

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2.Adaptations are behaviors and social characteristics that allow organisms to live successfully in their environments.

• True

• False

3.A grackle and a sparrow try to eat from the same ear of corn in a field. This is an example of mutualism

• true

• False

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4.The two main kinds of interactions among organisms are competition and adaptation

• True

• False

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5.An increase in a predator population will likely result in a decrease in the prey population.

• True

• False

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6.Dwarf mistletoe is a plant that grows into the bark of a tree to obtain water and nutrients. The mistletoe is a parasite.

• True

• False

7.When a snake kills a shrew, the shrew is the

• host

• prey

• predator

• parasite

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8.The role of an organism in its habitat is its___

• host

• prey

• niche

• adaptation

9.An example of an adaptation that helps a prey species avoid being caught is_______________

• claws

• mimicry(camouflage)

• sharp teeth.

• poisonous stingers.

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10.A relationship in which two species live closely together and both benefit is___________

• mutualism

• predation

• parasitism

• commensalism