Ecology

Which of the following symbiotic relationships is considered parasitic?

• Ticks feeding on a dog
• Bees transporting pollen from flowers
• Pilotfish swimming under sharks
• Birds eating the insects fromo the back of hippo

Which of these describes a mutually beneficial relationship between two organisms?

• A dog with worms in its intestine
• A turtle and a snail that both eat grass live in a river
• A honeybee pollinating a plant and receiving nectar for food
• A small fish attached to a shark, eating tiny pieces of the shark's food as it floats

Which of the examples below can BEST be described as mutualism between animals?

• A tapeworm lives in the intestine of a bird and consumes the food that the bird has eaten
• Mountain lions and wolves fight each other for the same deer
• A bird eats parasites off a rhinoceros while the rhinoceros provides protection to the bird
• Rats live in the garbage dump of a town and rarely interact with people

Which symbols best describe parasitism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• -,0

Which symbols best describe mutualism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• -,0

Which symbols best describe parasitism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• -,0

Which symbols best describe commensalism?

• +,+
• +,-
• +,0
• 0,0

What animal makes the loudest sound in the animal kingdom?

• Blue Whale

• African Lion

• Manta Ray

• Howler onkey

Which interaction type is it when different male lions strive to find territories?

• Intraspecific Competition

• Interspecific Competition

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

This interaction occurs when lions, cheetahs, and leopards all need the same food source.

• Intraspecific Competition

• Interspecific Competition

• Predation

• Mutualism