Community Ecology and Interspecific Interactions Quiz

What is the primary focus of community ecology?

• The study of individual organisms

• The interactions between different species in a shared habitat

• The genetic makeup of a single species

• The migration patterns of birds

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Which of the following is NOT a type of symbiosis?

• Predation

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

In a predator-prey relationship, what is the effect on the prey population?

• It benefits from the predator

• It is negatively affected

• It becomes a mutualistic partner

• It remains unaffected

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What does the term 'herbivory' specifically refer to?

• A type of mutualism

• A type of predation where plants are consumed

• A type of commensalism

• A type of parasitism

Which interaction is characterized by one species benefiting and the other being unaffected?

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

What is the term for a relationship where both species benefit?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Amensalism

Which of the following is an example of parasitism?

• A louse living on a human scalp

• A clownfish and a sea anemone

• A goat eating grass

• Bacteria on human skin

What does the term 'amensalism' describe?

• Both species benefit

• One species is harmed, the other is unaffected

• One species benefits, the other is unaffected

• Both species are harmed

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Which interaction involves species competing for the same resources?

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Competition

What is the effect of competition on the species involved?

• Both species benefit

• Both species are harmed

• One species benefits, the other is harmed

• One species is harmed, the other is unaffected

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