Cycles of Nature 2

Example of Mutualism

• Dog and Tick

• Shark and Remora fish

• Clown Fish and Sea Anemone

• Parent and Child

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Example of Commensalism

• Dog and Tick

• Shark and Remora Fish

• Clown Fish and Sea Anemone

• Parent and Child

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Example of Parasitism

• Dog and Tick

• Shark and Remora Fish

• Clown Fish and Sea Anemone

• Parent and Child

Winter temps drop, many animals body and breathing rates greatly reduce. This behavior is called

• migration

• hibernation

• courtship

• submission

Lizard fish is able to blend in with its surroundings, this technique is known as

• mimicry

• coloration

• camouflage

• hides and seeks

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Characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment is known as

• Homeostasis

• adaptation

• natural selection

• taxonomy

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Which does not exhibit an animals adaptive behavior

• Bird flying south for winter

• lizard blending in with its surroundings

• caterpillar eating a leaf

• a bear storing food for a long cold winter

mole eats small animals such as larvae and worms. What type of consumer is the mole?

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

• detritivore

Producer population decreases, a reasonable hypothesis would be that

• predator population will increase

• predator population will become extinct

• soil nutrients will decrease

• the consumer population will decrease

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Which of the following are in order from smallest to largest

• Biosphere-biome-ecosystem-community-population-species

• species, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

• community population, ecosystem, species, biosphere

• species, biosphere, population, community, ecosystem, biome