Science 2nd Quiz Part 2.1

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales.  The whale is unaffected.  

• commensalism
• mutualism
• predation
• laziness

As buffalos walk through grass, insects become active and are seen and eaten by cowbirds.  

• commensalism
• mutualism
• competition 
• predation

Lichens consist of fungus and alga. The fungus provides a structure on which the alga can grow. The alga produces sugar that the fungus can use. What type of relationship exists between these two organisms?

• predation

• parasitism

• mutualism

• competition

The clownfish lives among the tentacles of tropical sea anemones. The stinging tentacles of the anemone protect the clownfish from predators. The mucus on the fish protects it from the tentacles. In turn, the anemone is provided food from the predators that approach the anemone to eat the clownfish. What type of relationship does this example describe?

• parasitism

• mutualism

• competition

• commensalism

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unharmed.

• commensalism

• mutualism

• apex predator

• parasitism

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

• parasitism

• mutualism

• commensalism

• predation

One organism hunts and eats another organism.

• predation

• mutualism

• carnivore

• parasitism

This occurs when niches overlap between species and they have to compete for resources.

• competition

• interspecific

• parasite

• intraspecies

Sharks consume (eat) smaller fish they catch in the ocean. Frogs catch and eat flying insects in ponds. What type of relationship is this?

• mutulism

• predation

• parasitism

• interspecific

A 3-point buck is killed by a hunter. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation