Ecology Quiz 2 - Interactions

A relationship between two species where one benefits while the other is harmed.

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Naturalism

A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• parasitism
• commensalism
• competition

A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.

• mutualism
• competition
• predator/prey
• parasitism

A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• neutralism
• parasitism

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales.  What kind of relationship is this?

• Mutualism 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

A relationship in which two species live closely together.

• resource
• mutualism
• succession
• symbiosis

What type of symbiosis is this?
*Hermit crabs find shells left by snails that have died and move in.
*  Snails die and leave behind their shells.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

The crocodile and bird have a _______________ relationship.  The crocodile benefits by having its teeth cleaned.  The bird benefits by gaining food and protection.  Both animals benefit from this relationship.

• parasitism
• predator and prey
• mutualism
• commensalism