Interactions Among Living Things & Changes in Communities

In __________, individuals whose unique characteristics are well-suited for an environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

• natural selection

• predator

• mutualism

• computation

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Adaptations are behaviors and __________ characteristics that allow organisms to live successfully in their environments.

• physical

• social

• emotional

A grackle and a sparrow try to eat from the same ear of corn in a field. This is an example of __________.

• mutualism

• competition

• predation

• parasitism

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The two main kinds of interactions among organisms are __________ and __________.

• competition & predation

• competition & adaptation

• adaptation & predation

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An increase in a predator population will likely result in a ________ in the prey population.

• decrease

• increase

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Dwarf mistletoe is a plant that grows into the bark of a tree to obtain water and nutrients. The mistletoe is a _________.

• parasite

• host

• producer

• consumer

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When a snake kills a shrew, the shrew is the

• host

• prey

• predator

• parasite

An example of an adaptation that helps a prey species avoid being caught is

• claws

• mimicry

• sharp teeth

• poisonous stingers

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A relationship in which two species live closely together and both benefit is

• mutualism

• predation

• parasitism

• commensalism

The role of an organism in its habitat is its

• host

• prey

• niche

• adaptation