Quiz about Organism Interaction

Question 1

Which answer best represents the community level of organization in an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Birds, grass, and trees.

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A pack of lions.

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Different species of fish, rocks, water, and plankton.

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The lithosphere and atmosphere.

Question 2

Which answer best represents the population level of organization in an ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

A school of capelin.

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A lone dove.

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Hyenas and lions.

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The earth.

Question 3

Which answer best represents the organism level of an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

A peregrine falcon.

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Zooplankton eating phytoplankton.

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Whales and cod hunting capelin.

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Thousands of soldier crabs.

Question 4

In The Hunt, the bottlenose dolphins used what strategy to catch the fish?

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Beached themselves on their right side.

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Created a bow wave to push the fish onto shore.

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Made loud noises underwater to stun the fish.

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Used the seagulls to force the fish into the water.

Question 5

Select an answer that accurately reflects the relationship between the two organisms.

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Hawk & Meat-Eating Animal - Competitive

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Plant & Meat-Eating Animal - Competitive

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Hawk & Soil - Dependent

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Plant & Soil - Competitive

Question 6

Select the answer(s) that accurately reflects the relationship between the two organisms.

Accepted Answer

Hawk & Plant-Eating Animal - Dependent

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Cow and Meat-Eating Animal - Dependent

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Plant & Water - Competitive

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Hawk & Plant-Eating Animal - Competitive

Question 7

A ____________________ is defined as a self-contained living thing.

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Organism

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Population

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Community

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Biosphere

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Biome

Question 8

_____________________ is defined as a group of interacting organisms of the same species located in the same area.

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Population

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Organism

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Community

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Ecosystem

Question 9

_____________________ is defined as a group of interacting organisms of various species in the same area.

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Community

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Organism

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Population

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Biosphere

Question 10

____________________ is defined as a system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.

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Ecosystem

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Dependent Interaction

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Organism

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Competitive Interaction

Question 11

_____________________ competition occurs between individuals of the same species.

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Intraspecific

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Consumer

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Producer

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Interspecific

Question 12

____________________ competition occurs between individuals of different species.

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Interspecific

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Intraspecific

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Predator

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Organism

Question 13

When an organism depends on a factor for survival, this is a _______________ interaction.

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Dependent

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Environmental

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Ecosystem

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Competitive

Question 14

Resources that control the size a population can reach are known as ____________________.

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Limiting Factors

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Niche

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Adaptations

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Habitat

Question 15

Competition occurs more frequently as resources become ____________________.

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Limited

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Abundant

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Excessive

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Infinite

Question 16

An increase in which of the following is likely to contribute to competition between two members of the same species living in a certain habitat?

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Population of the species.

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Available food resources.

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Annual rainfall.

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Overall size of the habitat.

Question 17

Bighorn sheep and mountain goats live together in the same habitat. There will be competition between the bighorn sheep and mountain goats only if which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

Both bighorn sheep and mountain goats feed on the same grasses.

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Bighorn sheep hibernate during the winter while mountain goats remain active.

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Erosion in the habitat affects the both animals ability to safely raise their young and decreases their populations.

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Laws prevent human from being able to hunt bighorn sheep or mountain goats.

Question 18

The population of deer in a certain area is monitored over a period of six years. The data is represented in the graph provided. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the change in population in 2009?

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Humans introduced grazing animals that feed on the same plants as the deer.

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Wolves, which prey on deer, were being hunted more than usual.

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Rainfall in the previous spring was higher than the yearly average.

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More insects that pollinate flowering plants move into the habitat.

Question 19

Two species of fish live in the same pond. They eat the same kinds of plants. They are eaten by the same water birds. Which of the following would increase competition between these two species of fish?

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Water level in the pond decreases.

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Average habitat temperature increases.

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Population of water birds increases.

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Number of food plants increases.

Question 20

Examine the diagram. Based on the diagram, which two organisms compete for food?

Accepted Answer

Squid and Penguin

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Phytoplankton and Zooplankton

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Squid and Phytoplankton

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Silverfish and Krill

Question 21

Examine the diagram. Based on the diagram, which two organisms have a dependent interaction?

Accepted Answer

Silverfish and Krill

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Squid and Penguin

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Zooplankton and Penguin

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Zooplankton and Sun

Question 22

Prairie dogs are small mammals that live in underground burrows in grassland prairie ecosystems. How do prairie prairie dogs depend on these burrows?

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For shelter.

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For meeting other prairie dogs.

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For looking tough.

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For sleeping.

Question 23

What data would be most helpful to support the claim that the population of a certain plant is dependent on the rainfall in its habitat.

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Rainfall amounts and number of these plants in a certain habitat over several years.

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The average amount of water absorbed by the roots and given off by the leaves of these plants.

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The amount of water retained in the soil in the area where the plants live.

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The heights and number of leaves produced by these plants under different moisture conditions.

Question 24

The milkweed plant serves and important role in the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. Adult monarchs lay their eggs in milkweed, and then caterpillars eat that same plant during their development. Based on the relationship between the monarchs and milkweed, which of the following trends would be predicted when looking at data on the populations of these two organisms?

Accepted Answer

Population decrease in monarch butterflies should follow population decrease in milkweed.

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Population of monarch butterflies should remain constant when milkweed population decreases.

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Population increase in monarch butterflies should follow population decrease in milkweed.

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Population of milkweed should remain constant when monarch butterfly population increases.

Question 25

The graph provides data on the populations of four organisms that share a habitat. This data supports a claim that which two organisms depend on each other.

Accepted Answer

Organism 1 and Organism 2

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Organism 2 and Organism 3

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Organism 3 and Organism 4

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Organism 1 and Organism 4

Question 26

In a forest habitat, select the correct description of the relationship between rabbits and foxes.

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Foxes are dependent on Rabbits.

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Rabbits are competitive with Foxes

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Foxes are competitive with Rabbits

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Rabbits are dependent on Foxes.

Question 27

Select the best explanation as to why the wolf population decreased dramatically in the graph.

Accepted Answer

The wolves are dependent on the moose, so when the moose population decreased there wasn't enough food to support the large wolf population.

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Bears were introduced, which provided competition to the wolves.

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The moose began hunting the wolves.

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The moose are competitive with the wolves, and began dominating the same resources.

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