How Species Interact

Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree to the tree's detriment (harm).

• Mutualism

• Parasitism 

• Commensalism 

• Competition

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An organism's pattern of use of it's habitat is considered_______.

• habitat

• niche

• trophic level

• biotic factors

Species A benefits and species B is harmed but not killed

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

Species A benefits and species B is killed

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• predation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Species A and B negatively affect each other

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Predation

Species A and B both benefit

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Species A benefits and species B is unaffected

• Mutualism

• Competition

• commensalism

• parasitism

If exponential growth occurs in the population of a species of predator, the population of its prey will most likely

• stay the same.

• experience exponential growth

• increase slowly

• decrease quickly

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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When two species in an area eat the same type of food but eat at different times of the day, their niches

• eliminate competition

• are examples of commensalism

• overlap

• are the same

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

If two species coevolve, they may develop adaptations that

• reduce the harm of the relationship

• increase the benefit of the relationship

• prevent any relationships

• Both (a) and (b)

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