Ecological Relationships

A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit:

• Competition.
• Mutualism.
• Commensalism.
• Parasitism.

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A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

• mutualism
• parisitism
• symbiosis
• commensalism

A consumer that hunts is called:

• A producer.
• An omnivore.
• A predator.
• A herbivore.

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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______________ occurs when more than one individual or population tries to use the same limited resource.

• Niche
• Predator-prey
• Availability
• Competition

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A feeder fish usually follows behind sharks to pick up food scraps that they leave behind. The fish gets food and the shark is unaffected. This is an example of:

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Decomposition

Relationship in which both organisms involved benefit.

• Predator-Prey

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Decomposition

When predator numbers decrease, prey numbers ____________ because fewer of them are being consumed.

• decrease
• increase
• stay the same
• divide in half

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What term best describes the grasshopper?

• Herbivore
• Predator-prey
• Competition
• Producer

Barnacles sometimes live on the outside surface of other larger shelled organisms without causing any harm. What is the ecological relationship?

• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Predator-Prey