Unit 7: Interactions Among Organisms

Which term describes the non-living components of an ecosystem, such as sunlight and water?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Niche

• Host

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What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely?

• Mutualism

• Carrying capacity

• Commensalism

• Instability

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In a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed, what is this interaction called?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predation

Which term refers to the role or function of an organism or species within an ecosystem?

• Niche

• Host

• Parasite

• Disperse

What is the term for the process by which organisms spread from one place to another?

• Disperse

• Symbiosis

• Instability

• Limited resource

Which of the following describes a relationship where both organisms benefit?

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

What is the term for an organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm to the host?

• Host

• Parasite

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Which term describes the interaction where one organism hunts and eats another organism?

• Symbiosis

• Predation

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

What is the term for a resource that is in short supply and limits the growth of a population?

• Limited resource

• Abiotic

• Niche

• Host

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Which term refers to the living components of an ecosystem?

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Niche

• Host

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