Ecological Relationship

Which of the following defines predation?

• A relationship between organisms that strive for the same resources in the same place

• A relationship in which one organism benefits while the other one is unharmed

• A relationship where one organism benefits while the other is eaten

• A relationship where both organisms benefit from the relationship

A pilot 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:

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Decomposition

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A clownfish uses a sea anenome as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anenome. This is an example of what type of relationship?

• Predator-Prey

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

When predator numbers decrease, prey numbers ____________ because fewer of them are being consumed.

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

• divide in half

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A mongoose eating ticks off a warthog, or a starling eating ticks off a cow are examples of what type of symbiotic relationship?

• Cooperation

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

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A general term for a relationship that describe a close interaction between two different species is known as what?

• Biodiversity

• Symbiosis

• Predation

• Emigration

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:

• Parasitism

• Decomposition

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

When they land in a flower, the bees get some pollen on their hairy bodies, and when they land in the next flower, some of the pollen from the first one rubs off, pollinating the plant. This is known as a relationship in which both organisms involved benefit, called:

• Predator-Prey

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Decomposition

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A relationship between two organisms where one benefits while the other is harmed is known as what?

• Decomposition

• Consummerism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

Organisms of two species using the same limited resource and having a negative impact on one another, such as hyenas and lions both hunting zebra, represent what type of relationship?

• commensalism

• predator-prey

• mutualism

• competition