Ecological Relationships Practice

Type of relationship: A wolf eating a rabbit.

• Predator/prey

• Parasite/host

• Producer/consumer

• Competitors

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What type of symbiosis?  Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.  

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

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

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Biome

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

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A feeder fish usually follows behind sharks to pick up food scraps that they leave behind. The fish gets food and the shark is unaffected. This is an example of:

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Decomposition

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Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• competition
• parasitism

Maria and her classmates are observing animals at the pond. They notice that wood storks and ibisies both feed on fish. Which of these describes the relationship between these two birds.

• Parasitism
• Competition
• Predator and prey
• Producer and consumer

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Which of the following symbiotic relationships is considered parasitic?

• Ticks feeding on a dog
• Bees transporting pollen from flowers
• Pilotfish swimming under sharks
• Birds eating the insects fromo the back of hippo