ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS

_____ consist of all the biotic and abiotic things in an area

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

_________ is a group of organism of the same species

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

• Predation

Consists of all the different biotic groups (populations) of interacting in the same area

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

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The place where an organism lives it called its

• Habitat

• Biosphere

• Relationship

• Niche

An organism's role in the community if known as its

• Habitat

• Environment

• Relationship

• Niche

Which of the following is an abiotic factor? (check all that apply)

• Grass

• Air

• Worms

• Rainfall

• Water

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Which scenario demonstrates the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors in this ecosystem?

• turtles eating crabs

• birds eating turtle eggs

• sun radiating to the ocean

• a turtle burying eggs in the sand

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

• parasitism
• commensalism
• mutualism

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Ostriches and Gazelles feed next to each other.  They both watch for predators and alert each other to danger.  Since the visual abilities of the two species are different, they can each identify threats the other animal would not as readily see.  

• Parasitism
• Commensalism
•  Mutualism 
• Competition.  

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Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds.  

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Competition

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