Animal Relationships

Which of these organisms is a producer?

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A golden jackal, once it has been expelled from a pack, will trail a tiger to feed on the remains of its kills. The tiger usually has no idea this is happening.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predator/Prey

Some ant species herd aphids in order to have a constant supply of honeydew that the aphids produce. In exchange, the aphids are protected by the ants from other insect predators.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predator/Prey

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Tapeworms are segmented flatworms that attach themselves to the insides of the intestines of animals such as cows, pigs, and humans. They get food by eating the host's partly digested food, depriving the host of nutrients.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predator/Prey

A coyote stalks and hunts a whitetail rabbit. This is an example of...

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predator/Prey

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What would happen if you took the owl out of this food web?

• Mice populations would increase

• Birds populations would decrease

• Grasshopper populations would decrease

• Fox populations would increase

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What would most likely happen to a river ecosystem if it experienced drought (lack of rain)?

• Fish would grow bigger

• Plants would begin to die

• Fish would begin to die

• Plants would grow bigger

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The mouse and the grasshopper both get energy from grains in this food web. What is the relationship between the mouse and the grasshopper?

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Predator/Prey

• Parasitism

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Which two organisms show competition in this food web?

• Mackeral and Herring

• Krill and Plankton

• Seal and Cod

• Scallop and Dogfish

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Symbiosis includes...

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• all of the above