AP Biology Community Interactions

Type of symbiosis: Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

Type of symbiosis: Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

Bird & Tree: A bird builds a nest in a hole in the trunk of the tree. It is protected from the rain and predators. The tree is not harmed or helped by the bird.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Competition

A human & a Tape Worm: The tape worm gets a place to live in the intestines of the human and food from the human. The human loses weight and nutrients from the tape worm.

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism

Bees use flower nectar for food, and they carry flower pollen to other flowers, allowing the flower to reproduce.

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism

Starfish are probably the most important predator in the shallow ecosystem because they eat basically anything that they can come across. Their feeding activities control the whole ecosystem. This is an example of the starfish ___.

• habitat
• biotic factors
• tolerance level
• niche

Tree kangaroos live in the upper branches of trees in the rainforests of Queensland, as well as on the island of New Guinea. This is an example of the tree kangaroos ___.

• niche
• habitat
• community
• population

A relationship in which two species live closely together.

• resource
• mutualism
• succession
• symbiosis

What is the name of an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals?

• producer
• prey
• predator
• decomposer