Niches and Community Interactions

Several species of warblers can live in the same spruce tree ONLY because they

• have different habitats within the tree.

• don’t eat food from the tree.

• occupy different niches within the tree.

• can find different temperatures within the tree.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is the term that refers to all the populations in a given area?

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A bird builds a nest in a hole in the trunk of the tree. It is protected from the rain and predators. The tree is not harmed or helped by the bird.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

The tape worm gets a place to live in the intestines of the human and food from the human. The human loses weight and nutrients from the tape worm.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

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^{What ecological interaction describes the relationship between rabbits and deer?}

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Predation

Which statement best describes the relationship between species A and B?

• Species A is the prey of Species B

• Species A is a parasite of Species B

• Species A is a consumer and B is a producer

• Species A and B has a mutualistic relationship

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A keystone species is...

• the top carnivore.

• has the largest population.

• has the most specialized niche.

• determines numbers and types of other species.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Study of interactions between organisms and their environment

• niche

• community

• ecology

• ecosystem

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Which of the following represents several species of poisonous snakes bearing bright colors of red, black, and yellow?

• commensalism

• mutualism

• Batesian mimicry

• Mullerian mimicry

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