Ecology

One species benefits, while the other is not affected

• Symbiosis

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Honey guide birds alert and direct honey badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Then, the honey guide birds eat as well. Which of the following describes the relationship between the honey guide birds and the badgers?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Tapeworms reside in human intestines and take nutrients from the human. What would this relationship be considered?

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

Vines grow on a tree. The vines are able to get more sunlight, while the tree is not affected. What kind of relationship is this?

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

What do the arrows in a food chain or food web represent?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten

• They show the direction of energy flow

• It shows represents how water is transferred within a habitat

• It demonstrates the order of importance within an ecosystem

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Which definition best fits the term BIOTIC?

• The study of interactions between organisms and their environment

• Factors in the environment that are considered non-living

• Factors in the environment that are considered living

• Interactions between two closely related species

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What would be a good example of a primary consumer?

• carnivore

• detrivore

• decomposer

• herbivore

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Barnacles do not affect whales as they grow, but receive the benefit of a food source. This is

• parasitism

• mutualism

• commensalism

• neutralism

What percentage of energy is passed on to the next trophic level?

• 5%

• 10%

• 50%

• 90%

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What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

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