Ecological Relationships Quiz

Type of relationship: A wolf eating a rabbit.

• Predator/prey

• Parasite/host

• Producer/consumer

• Competitors

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Type of relationship: cow eating grass.

• Predator/prey

• Parasite/host

• Producer/consumer

• Competitors

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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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In a predator-prey relationship, when the population of the predator increases, the population of the prey will ____________.

• Increase

• Remain Stable

• Decrease

• Change unpredictably

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A honeybee and flower relationship in which the flower provides nectar for the honey and the honey can help pollinate other flowers is an example of ________________.

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Competition

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An organism that obtains energy from consuming the bodies of other organisms is known as a:

• Mutualist

• Autotroph

• Producer

• Heterotroph

______________ 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 relationship that describe a close interaction between two different species is known as what? (This is the broad "umbrella" term.)

• Biodiversity

• Symbiosis

• Predation

• Emigration

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A group of particular organisms that belong to the same species that live in the same habitat is known as a:

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Biome

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Which of the following is true about competition?

• Controls population size

• Ensures everyone eats

• Keeps everyone happy

• Is only between 2 males

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