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Study of interactions between organisms and their environment 

• niche
• community 
• ecology
• ecosystem

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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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The study of organisms and how they interact with one another and their environment is best described as

• Biology
• Ecology
• Zoology
• Botany

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Ostriches and gazelles feed next to each other. They both watch for predators and alert each other to danger.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Not Symbiosis

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A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Parasitsm

• Commensalism

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Select ALL the biotic factors

• Rotten log

• water

• dragon fly

• bacteria

• lily pad

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Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. Bobcats are a predator of rabbits. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?

• The rabbit population may increase

• The rabbit population may decrease

• The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease

• The rabbit population will remain the same

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This photograph shows an example of

• parasitism

• commensalism

• mutualism

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A leech sucking blood from a turtle is an example of

• parasitism

• commensalism

• mutualism

• predation

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Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ocean ecosystem?

• the salt content of the water

• the temperature of the water

• the fish in the water

• the oxygen in the water

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