Interactions Among Organisms

Which of the following could organisms compete for?

• food

• water

• living space

• sunlight

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When finches left their origin (scientists think perhaps the Caribbean) and ended up on the Galapagos Islands, they were _____ from their original home.

• immigrating

• emigrating

Which of the following occurs when individuals join a population?

• immigration

• emigration

Populations _____ when individuals are born.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit is called

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed is called

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other remains unaffected is called

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

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Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

• temperature

• squid

• coral reef

• bacteria

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Which of the following is the best example of mutualism?

• a dog steals a bone from another dog

• a tiger hunts and eats a deer

• a bird eats ticks from a zebra's skin

• a bee stings a jogger

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Monkeys helping to clean bugs off of each other's back is a form of

• competition

• cooperation

• parasitism

• abiotic factors

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