Competition and Organism Interactions in Ecosystems

What type of symbiosis?  Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.  

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.

• host, hostess

• parasite, host

• host, parasite

• prey, predator

This occurs when organisms in a community fight for the same limited resource.

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Symbiosis

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What limited resource are the plants in this picture most likely competing for?

• Shelter

• Mates

• Wind

• Sunlight

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An animal that gets eaten by another animal is called...

• Mammal

• Organism

• Predator

• Prey

A close-term relationship between different species in a population is called

• Symbiosis

• Photosynthesis

• Homogeneous

• Symbolism

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The relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed. (NOT KILLED!)

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predation

Which of these is NOT a limited resource organisms compete for in a community?

• Wind

• Food/Water

• Mates

• Sunlight

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A fungus controlling the brain of an ant is an example of...

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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An orchid growing on the branches of tree to get more sunlight is an example of...

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predation

• Parasitism