Relationships

A microscopic organism enters the body of another organism and lives and multiplies in the intestines of its host. The host does not benefit from the relationship. What term best describes this relationship?

• competition

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

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Which organism would be considered a predator in a food chain?

• bird

• grass

• fungi

• butterfly

A bird eats the ticks on the coat of an impala. What kind of relationship is this?

• parasitic

• predatory

• mutualistic

• competitive

Which would result if different species shared the same niche?

• predation

• mutualism

• competition

• commensalism

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Which is an example of parasitism?

• fleas feeding on a dog

• barnacles attaching themselves to a whale

• algae and fungus living together as a lichen

• clownfish seeking protection in a sea anemone

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Which describes a mutualistic relationship between two different organisms?

• two organisms fighting over limited resources

• two organisms benefiting from interacting together

• one organism benefits by eating the other organism

• one organism benefits at the expense of the other organism

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What would happen to the prey population if predators were absent from the habitat?

• The prey population would become extinct

• The prey population would significantly decrease.

• The prey population would significantly increase.

• The prey population would remain in equilibrium.

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Which is considered a commensalism relationship?

• positive—negative

• positive—no effect

• positive—positive

• negative—no effect

A gardener releases preying mantises into a garden infested with aphids that eat and destroy her plants. Which type of interaction is the gardener hoping will benefit the garden?

• competition

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

In which order would these ecological relationships be organized beginning with most specific?

• biosphere, population, ecosystem, organism, community

• organism, ecosystem, population, biosphere, community

• organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

• population, organism, ecosystem, community, biosphere