Predation Competition and Invasive Species

When one organism eats another organism for energy

• Predation

• Competition

• Symbiosis

• Mutualism

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An organism that is NOT native to a particular habitat

• Native species

• Invasive species

• Biodiversity

• Symbiosis

Why are invasive species harmful or bad for the environment?

• Native species out compete invasive species for resources

• Invasive species out compete native species for resources

• Invasive species increase (go up) biodiversity

• Invasive species have no impact on the environment

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Which of the following is NOT a way to keep an invasive organism from taking over a habitat?

• Introduce a new food source for the invasive organism.

• Introduce a predator of the invasive species to help control its spread.

• Have conservation teams remove as much of the invasive species as they can.

• Remove the invasive species' food source so it dies out.

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Imported animal species often disrupt an ecosystem because in their new environment, they will most likely

• eliminate the genetic variation of plants

• have no natural enemies

• increase the number of mutations animals

• be unable to produce offspring

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A spider gains nutrition by devouring a cricket

• Mutualism

• Commenalistic

• Parasitic

• Predatory

A relationship where two organisms want the same resource

• commensalism

• competition

• mutualism

• predation

Which term best describes two predators living in the same habitat who feed on the same prey?

• competition

• predatory

• adaption

• survival

Which of the following best describes the interaction where one species benefits at the expense of another?

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

What is a common consequence of introducing an invasive species into a new ecosystem?

• Increased biodiversity

• Stabilization of the ecosystem

• Displacement of native species

• Improved soil quality

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