Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of host?

• An organism that captures and consumes another organism for nourishment.

• An organism that is captured and consumed by another organism for nourishment.

• An organism within or upon which another organism resides.

What is the definition of symbiosis?

• A long-lasting, close interaction between different species.

• More than one individual or population in an ecosystem relying upon the same limited resources.

• An interaction between organisms or species that is helpful to both.

• An interaction between organisms in which one organism benefits, and the other neither benefits nor harms.

What is the definition of commensalism?

• A long-lasting, close interaction between different species.

• More than one individual or population in an ecosystem relying upon the same limited resources.

• An interaction between organisms or species that is helpful to both.

• An interaction between organisms in which one organism benefits, and the other neither benefits nor harms.

What is the definition of parasitism?

• A long-lasting, close interaction between different species.

• More than one individual or population in an ecosystem relying upon the same limited resources.

• An interaction between organisms or species that is helpful to both.

• The symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed.

What is the definition of prey?

• An organism that captures and consumes another organism for nourishment.

• An organism that is captured and consumed by another organism for nourishment.

• An organism within or upon which another organism resides.

What is the definition of mutualism?

• A long-lasting, close interaction between different species.

• More than one individual or population in an ecosystem relying upon the same limited resources.

• An interaction between organisms or species that is helpful to both.

• An interaction between organisms in which one organism benefits, and the other neither benefits nor harms.

What is the definition of predator?

• An organism that captures and consumes another organism for nourishment.

• An organism that is captured and consumed by another organism for nourishment.

• An organism within or upon which another organism resides.

What is the definition of competition?

• A long-lasting, close interaction between different species.

• More than one individual or population in an ecosystem relying upon the same limited resources.

• An interaction between organisms or species that is helpful to both.

• An interaction between organisms in which one organism benefits, and the other neither benefits nor harms.