Ecological Interactions

What do you call an animal that only eats plants?

• niche

• carnivore

• parasite

• herbivore

• predator

What is the general term used to describe the interaction between two different organisms that are living in close physical association?

• photosynthesis

• symbiosis

• habitat

• prey

• omnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

This term describes a consumer that feeds only on other consumers - in other words, the 'opposite' of vegan…

• mutualsim

• niche

• prey

• autotroph

• carnivore

The animal in an ecological relationship that results in another animal being hunted, killed, and eaten…

• autotroph

• habitat

• predator

• herbivore

• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The non-living part of the natural environment where an animal, plant or other organism lives…

• niche

• habitat

• community

• ecosystem

• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What would you call an ecological symbiotic relationship that is helpful to both organisms involved?

• commensalism
• niche
• mutualism
• habitat
• parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An ecological symbiotic relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed…

• parasitism

• herbivore

• mutualism

• carnivore

• commensalism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

This is the job or role of a specific organism within its habitat...

• producer

• prey

• carnivore

• niche

• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What you would call an ecological symbiotic relationship between two organisms where one benefits, but the other is not helped or harmed?

• mutualsim

• predator

• commensalism

• parasitism

• herbivory

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The name of the process that producers use to make their own food…

• respiration

• commensalism

• food chains

• photosynthesis

• symbiosis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6