Ecological relationships, Niche, & Succession

A feeding relationship where one organism hunts and one is hunted.

• Commensalism
• Decomposistion
• Mutualism
• Predator-Prey

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An organism that helps to recycle nutrients within an ecosystem by eating dead or decaying organisms is a:

• Predator
• Autotroph
• Producer
• Decomposer

This is known as a relationship in which one organism benefits, while the other is unaffected.

• Parasitism
• Mutualism
• Immigration
• Commensalism

A clownfish uses a sea anenome as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anenome. This is an example of what type of relationship?

• Predator-Prey
• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism

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A mosquito feeds off of the blood of different organisms. This usually causes discomfort to the organism and sometimes disease and death. This is an example of:

• Parasitism
• Decomposition
• Commensalism
• Mutualism

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This is known as a relationship in which both organisms involved benefit. 

• Predator-Prey
• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Decomposition

In a predator-prey relationship, when the population of the predator increases, the population of the prey will ____________.

• Increase

• Remain Stable

• Decrease

• Change unpredictably

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Ants protect soft bodied aphids and in return the aphids feed the ants a sugary drink. What is the ecological relationship?

• Cooperation
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Mutualism

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A honeybee and flower relationship in which the flower provides nectar for the honey and the honey can help pollinate other flowers is an example of ________________.

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Competition

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The idea that no two species within an ecosystem can occupy the exact same niche

• niche overlap
• niche differentiation
• competitive exclusion
• niche decay