ecological relationships quiz

Type of relationship: A wolf eating a rabbit.

• Predator/prey

• Parasite/host

• Producer/consumer

• Competitors

Type of relationship: cow eating grass.

• Predator/prey

• Parasite/host

• Producer/consumer

• Competitors

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

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

Wasps often lay their eggs just inside the eggs of butterflies. The wasp larva (baby wasps) are able to get lots of nutrients and protection from the butterfly/caterpillar egg while its developing. After the caterpillar is born, the wasps continue lurking in the flesh of the caterpillar, soaking up more nutrients and drinking its blood. The wasp larva must keep its host alive, so it avoids damaging the vital organs.

What type of symbiosis is being described?

• predator/prey

• competition

• commensalism

• parasitism

This is the job or role of a specific organism within its habitat...

• producer

• prey

• carnivore

• niche

• photosynthesis

What is the relationship shown?

• Predation

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

What is bioaccumulation or biomagnification?

• buildup of toxins in an organism

• the total mass/amount of organisms in a given area

• the number of different species in an area

Which organism would have the most bioaccumulation?

• grass

• rabbit

• snake

• hawk

Pesticides and herbicides eventually show up in higher-level consumers (i.e. as you go up the food chain) due to

• biomagnification

• climate change

• habitat destruction

• bioaccumulation