Ecology Interactions Quiz

All of the living organisms (biotic factors) and non-living features (abiotic factors) in an area

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

• Competition

An interaction in which one organism kills and eats another organism to obtain energy and nutrients

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Predation

The environment in which an organism lives in order to access food, water, cover, and space

• Community

• Habitat

• Density

• Competition

An interaction in which both species involved benefit as a result

• Parasitism

• Predation

• Competition

• Mutualism

The functional role of an organism in its environment based on the resources it accesses and its interactions with other species

• Ecological Niche

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Interspecific Competition

A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Mutualism

An interaction in which one organism benefits by taking its nutrition from a host, which is harmed as a result of the interaction

• Parasitism

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Intraspecific Competition

An interaction in which two or more species or individuals attempt to access the same resources in the same area, and both species suffer as a result

• Predation

• Parasitism

• Competition

• Ecological Niche

Which of the following is an organism that eats only meat?

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

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