Unit 2: Ecological Interactions Review

 Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails. This relationship neither helps nor harms the snails.

• parasitism
• commensalism
• mutualism

A cuckoo may lay its eggs in a warbler's nest.  The cuckoo's young will displace (or move) the warbler's young and will be raised by the warbler.  

• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Predation
• Competition

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Another word for a plant that makes its own food using energy from sunlight…

• photosynthesis

• producer

• heterotroph

• carnivore

• herbivore

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

• Autotroph
• Producer
• Consumer
• Mutualist

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What is the definition of - Herbivore

• An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

• The rate at which organic matter is created by producers in an ecosystem

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only animals

What is the definition of - Carnivore

• An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

• An organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only animals

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What is the definition of - Omnivore

• An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

• An organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

• An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

• Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

Is the SUN  biotic or abiotic 

• Abiotic 
• Biotic 

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

• Predator-Prey
• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Decomposition

An organism that needs to use sunlight to make its own food is known as a(n):

• Heterotroph

• Autotroph

• Decomposer

• Consumer

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