How Species Interact

A butterfly and a flower exhibit _________ because the butterfly gains nourishment (nectar) from the flower while simultaneously transferring pollen from one flower to another

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

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Species compete for ​ (a)   , such as food, water, light, and space. When competition for resources occurs within a single species, it is called ​ (b)   competition. Competition among different species is called ​ (c)   competition.

• limited resources

• intraspecific

• interspecific

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Bluejays are competing for food on the same log it would be called: (within the same species)

• Intraspecific competition

• Interspecific competition

The Lioness and Hyena competing over the gazelle is

• Intraspecific

• Interspecific

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When 2 species compete for the ​ same resources , their ​ (a)   overlap.

The greater the overlap, the more the specie ​ (b)   for key resources.

If one species can take over the largest share of a ​ (c)   resource the competing species must move on, this is considered ​ (d)   .

• niches

• compete

• competitive exclusion

• key

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Which two birds live in a similar area of the tree and somehow don't compete?

• Blackburnian warbler

  &

  BayBreasted Warbler

• Blackburnian warbler

  &

  Cape May Warbler

• Blackburnian warbler

  &

  Yellow rumped warbler

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Which 2 of these Warblers, if they went into each others area would have competition?

• Blackburnian Warbler

  &

  Yellow rumped warbler

• Blackburnian Warbler

  &

  Cape May

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Populations within the giant kelp forest ecosystem hinge on the relationship between ​ (a)   . Sea urchins feed on ​ (b)   , (seaweed) . As a ​ (c)   species, southern sea otters prey on ​ (d)   and prevent them from ​ (e)   the kelp forests.

• predators and prey

• kelp

• keystone

• sea urchins

• destroying

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​ (a)   can be observed between bats and certain species of moths.

Bats emit pulses of ​ (b)   sound that bounce off objects. The bats then capture the returning echoes that tell them where the ​ (c)   is located.

Over time the, certain moth species ​ (d)   that is especially sensitive

to the sound frequencies which allows them to ​ (e)   .

• Coevolution

• high frequency

• prey

• evolved hearing

• drop or fly evasively

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The tapeworm can only survive inside the host animal, feeding off of the host's own nutrients

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

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