Quiz about Ecological Relationships

Question 1

Pseudoscorpions often hitch rides on the backs of large beetles or true bugs. What is the ecological relationship?

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Commensalism

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

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Competition

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Predator-Prey

Question 2

Barnacles sometimes live on the outside surface of other larger shelled organisms without causing any harm. What is the ecological relationship?

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

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Predator-Prey

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Competition

Question 3

Cows and pronghorn both eat the same types of food in areas of Utah. What is the ecological relationship?

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Competition

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Predator-Prey

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Parasitism

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Commensalism

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Mutualism

Question 4

Ants protect soft bodied aphids and in return the aphids feed the ants a sugary drink. What is the ecological relationship?

Accepted Answer

Mutualism

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Competition

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Parasitism

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Commensalism

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Predator-Prey

Question 5

What is the ecological relationship shown in this image of a robber fly eating a Japanese beetle?

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Predator-prey

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Commensalism

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Parasitism

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Competition

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Mutualism

Question 6

Native sponges and introduced muscles are both filter feeders in many of the Great Lakes. What is the ecological relationship?

Accepted Answer

Competition

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Predator-Prey

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Parasitism

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Carnivore

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Commensalism

Question 7

A feeding relationship where one organism hunts and one is hunted.

Accepted Answer

Predator-Prey

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Commensalism

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Competition

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

Question 8

A mosquito feeds off of the blood of different organisms. This usually causes discomfort to the organism and sometimes disease and death. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Parasitism

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Competition

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Commensalism

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Mutualism

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Predator-Prey

Question 9

The bee gathers nectar from the flower to eat and pollinates the flower. This is an example of _____________________.

Accepted Answer

Mutualism

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Predator-Prey

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Commensalism

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Competition

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Parasitism

Question 10

A feeder fish usually follows behind sharks to pick up food scraps that they leave behind. The fish gets food and the shark is unaffected. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

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Competition

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Predator-Prey

Question 11

Wasps lay their eggs on caterpillars. When the eggs hatch, they eat the caterpillar. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Parasitism

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Predator-Prey

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Competition

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

Question 12

Which symbiosis is represented in the picture?

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parasitism

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mutualism

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commensalism

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competition

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Predator-prey

Question 13

Monkeys pick insects off of other animals and eat them. The insects are harmful to the other animals. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Mutualism.

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Competition.

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Commensalism.

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Parasitism.

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Predator-Prey

Question 14

Lions and hyenas live in close proximity and eat the same types of foods. What is the ecological relationship?

Accepted Answer

Competition

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

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Parasitism

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Predator-Prey

Question 15

A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.

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predator-prey

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mutualism

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competition

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parasitism

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Commensalism

Question 16

What type of symbiosis? Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

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mutualism

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commensalism

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parasitism

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Predator-Prey

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Competition

Question 17

A bird builds a nest in a tree and the tree is neither helped nor harmed. What is this type of relationship?

Accepted Answer

commensalism

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Predator-Prey

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mutualism

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parasitism

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Competition

Question 18

Both owls and snakes preying on mice in a forest. What is the relationship between the owls and snakes?

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Competition

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Commensalism

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Predator-Prey

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

Question 19

Vines grow on a tree. The vines get light but the tree is not affected. What kind of relationship is this?

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

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Competition

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

Question 20

Plants on the bottom of the forest floor do not get as much sunlight when they grow near tall trees. What type of relationship is this?

Accepted Answer

Competition

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

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Parasitism

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Predator-Prey

Question 21

The whale eats krill. What type of relationship is this?

Accepted Answer

Predator-Prey

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Mutualism

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Competition

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Commensalism

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Parasitism

Question 22

What type of relationship is this?

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Parasitism

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Competition

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Commensalism

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Predator-Prey

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Mutualism

Question 23

Ostriches and gazelles feed next to each other and watch for predators, alerting each other to danger. Since the visual abilities of the two species are different, they each can identify threats the other animal would not as readily see. This is an example of -

Accepted Answer

Mutualism

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Commensalism

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Parasitism

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Predator-Prey

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Competition

Question 24

Remora fish are small fish that make their niche by picking up the scraps that sharks leave behind while feeding. The shark makes no attempt to prey on the remora fish. This is an example of -

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

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Predator-Prey

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Competition

Question 25

Cattle egrets eat the insects stirred up by cattle when they are grazing. The cattle are unaffected, while the birds gain food. This is an example of -

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

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Predator-Prey

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Competition

Question 26

African wild dogs might be small, but they make up for it by resorting to pack behavior and their remarkable stamina. In a coordinated attack, they isolate a zebra, tire it, and bring it down by grabbing its tail and nose. This is an example of -

Accepted Answer

Predator-Prey

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

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Parasitism

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Competition

Question 27

Carnivorous plants, such as the pitcher plants and Venus flytraps, are often found in regions where the soil is not rich in nutrients. These plants get their nutrients by attracting insects using nectar and trapping and digesting these insects. This is an example of -

Accepted Answer

Predator-Prey

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

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Parasitism

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Competition

Question 28

Lions and cheetahs of the African savanna compete for the same antelope and gazelle prey. This is an example of -

Accepted Answer

Competition

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

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Predator-Prey

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Commensalism

Question 29

Mistletoe takes water and nutrients from the spruce, harming the tree. This is an example of -

Accepted Answer

Parasitism

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

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Predator-Prey

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Competition

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