Ecology review CB

A lion stalks a herd of antelope wading in a pond. A flock of water birds on the shore become startled by the sound of the lion’s approach and fly away with a great deal of noise. The birds’ sudden departure gives warning to the antelope, and they are also able to escape safely. What type of relationship exists between the birds and the antelope?

• competition

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A lichen is a combination of two organisms, an alga and a fungus. The fungus gets its food from the alga while the alga gets water from the fungus. This is an example of which relationship?

• competition

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

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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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.

• host, hostess

• parasite, host

• host, parasite

• prey, predator

Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers feed on the honey and then allow the birds to eat.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A relationship where one organism eats another is called

• competition

• commensalism

• mutualism

• predation

A relationship where two organisms want the same resource

• commensalism

• competition

• mutualism

• predation

A relationship were one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

• mutualism

• predation

• commensalism

• competition

A relationship were one organism uses another to survive; often harming it in the process

• parasitism

• mutualism

• commensalism

• competition

A relationship where two organisms help each other and benefit?

• parasitism

• mutualism

• commensalism

• predation