Unit 5 Ecosystems Unit Review

A relationship that describe a close interaction between two different species is known as what?

• Biodiversity
• Symbiosis
• Predation
• Emigration

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The organism that is hunted and eaten in a particular feeding relationship is known as:

• Predator
• Decomposer
• Prey
• Autotroph

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An organism that helps to recycle nutrients within an ecosystem by eating dead or decaying organisms is a:

• Predator
• Autotroph
• Producer
• Decomposer

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Remoras are fish that generally latch on to sharks and eat leftovers of food from the shark. This is an example of which type of ecological relationship?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Competition

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Plover birds typically eat parasites trapped inside of crocodiles' mouths. The plover receives a meal, while the crocodile is rid of parasites. What type of ecological relationships does this scenario represent?

• Mutualism

• Predator/Prey

• Competition

• Commensalism

Lions typical fight to death for territory, mates, and food sources. Lions are most likely fighting due to:

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Interspecific Competition

• Intraspecific Competition

Cordyceps are a type of a fungi that hijack insects muscular and nervous systems, eventually leading to the death of the insect. What type of relationship is this?

• Commensalism

• Predator/Prey

• Parasitism

• Competition

As a leopard is searching for prey, a lion stalks and slowly approaches it. This could be considered what type of relationship between the lion and leopard?

• Competition

• Predator/Prey

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

Pseudoscorpions often hitch rides on the backs of large beetles or true bugs. What is the ecological relationship?

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Cooperation

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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

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