Quiz about Relationships in Ecosymbiosis

Question 1

A simple diagram that shows how energy flows from producers to consumers?

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a food chain

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a food web

Question 2

Which organism is the producer?

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grass

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grasshopper

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snake

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eagle

Question 3

All energy on Earth comes from

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

Question 4

Every food chain starts with

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producers

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primary consumers

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secondary consumers

Question 5

Which organism is a producer?

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trees

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snakes

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rabbits

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mice

Question 6

Which organism is a primary consumer or an herbivore?

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deer

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snakes

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mountain lion

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trees

Question 7

What diagram shows the energy flow in an ecosystem?

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a food web

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a food chain

Question 8

What does a primary consumer or herbivore eat?

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only producers/plants

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only meat

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both producers/plants and meat

Question 9

What are organisms that break down dead animals and plants called?

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decomposers

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producers

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consumers

Question 10

All living things need ____ to survive.

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energy

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light

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sound

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coffee

Question 11

makes their own energy through photosynthesis

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producers

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consumers

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decomposers

Question 12

A living thing is an ______

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organism

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abiotic factor

Question 13

All living things are made of _______, and all living things need _______.

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matter, energy

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matter, plants

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energy, matter

Question 14

Matter can by _____________ over and over again, and energy is needed for recycling matter. ___________ is not recycled, but it is converted from one form to another.

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recycled, energy

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destroyed,  matter

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destroyed, energy

Question 15

During ____________, _____________ convert light energy into the chemical energy in sugar molecules.

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photosynthesis, producers

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chemosynthesis, consumers

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chemosynthesis, producers

Question 16

Some sugar molecules are broken down as _________ for the plant. Other sugar molecules as used as part of other molecules that become part of the plant's ________.

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energy, body

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matter, leaves

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energy, leaves

Question 17

How can energy be transferred from one organism to another?

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The energy stored in the molecules of one organism is transferred to another organism.

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The matter stored in the molecules of one organism is transferred to another organism.

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The photosynthesis stored in the molecules of one organism is transferred to another organism.

Question 18

What's a food web?

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A representation of all the feeding relationships within a community.

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A way of showing how matter and energy pass from one organism to another.

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A food chain provides a more complete model of feeding relationships within a community.

Question 19

How does an animal use the energy from the food consumes?

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To fuel its life processes such as respiration, digestion, and growth. And some energy is given off as heat.

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Only to move.

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To grow in weight.

Question 20

An ecosystem is:

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All the organisms in a habitat together with the physical environmental factors.

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plumbing and wiring in a house that uses less water and energy than older systems

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all the different physical environmental factors that affect a habitat

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all the different types of organisms in a habitat

Question 21

What do lizards eat?

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grasshoppers

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mice

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hawks

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grass

Question 22

What might happen if all the rabbits died?

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There would be fewer lizards because the hawks would eat more of them.

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There would be more hawks because there are fewer rabbits in competition with them.

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There would be less grass because the grasshoppers would eat it.

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There would be more snakes because they would not compete with the rabbits.

Question 23

The arrows in a food chain show:

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the flow of energy

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the loss of energy

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how animals use energy to move around in a habitat

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how plants make their own energy.

Question 24

Using the food web, choose the organisms in the correct order.

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microscopic plants > water fleas > small fish > perch

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microscopic plants > tadpoles > water boatman > perch

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microscope plants > perch > water flease > small fish

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perch > waterboatmen > small fish > tadpoles

Question 25

An organism that eats other organisms to get energy

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Consumer

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Producer

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Decomposer

Question 26

An organism that eats only animals (meat).

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Carnivore

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Herbivore

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Omnivore

Question 27

An organism that eats only plants.

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Herbivore

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Carnivore

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Omnivore

Question 28

An organism that eats both plants and animals (meat).

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Omnivore

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Carnivore

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Herbivore

Question 29

Where does grass get its energy from?

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Sun

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Snakes

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Earth

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Air

Question 30

What do we call a living thing, such as an animal or plant, that influences or affects an ecosystem?

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biotic factor

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abiotic factor

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nonliving

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granite

Question 31

What is a nonliving condition or thing that affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it?

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abiotic factor

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biotic factor

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living

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squirrel

Question 32

What do we call an animal that is hunted or seized for food by another animal?

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prey

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predator

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producer

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cycad

Question 33

What do we call an organism that exists by hunting and eating other organisms?

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predator

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producer

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prey

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cycad

Question 34

A close relationship between different species of organisms is known as:

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symbiosis

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co-habitation

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animal friends

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interactive species

Question 35

It is a _______________ relationship when one organism is helped and the other organism is also helped. (both benefit)

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mutualism

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parasitism

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commensalism

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friendship

Question 36

It is a _______________ relationship when one organism is helped and the other organism is harmed or hurt.

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parasitism

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mutualism

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commensalism

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friendship

Question 37

Barnacles will latch on to large whales in the ocean. The barnacles get a free ride, a home, and are able to get food while attached to the whale. The whale is neither helped nor harmed. The relationship between the whale and the barnacle is an example of:

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commensalism

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parasitism

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mutualism

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predation

Question 38

A drought causes a large amount of sunflowers to die. Sunflowers and butterflies have a mutually beneficial relationship. The butterfly population will now:

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decrease

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increase

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be unchanged

Question 39

A new type of fish invade a lake habitat in a forrest, and mountain lion has a new food source to eat. Mountain lions and rabbits have a predatory relationship. The local rabbit population will now:

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increase

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decrease

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no change

Question 40

Some thick vines are cut down in a forest, exposing the forest floor to more sunlight; thick vines and clover have a competitive relationship. The clover population will

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increase

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decrease

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be unchanged

Question 41

In a typical ecosystem food chain, cats will eat small lizards or rats and those lizards will eat insects and those insects will eat plants....and or course we know the plants get energy from the sun!

What would be an example of a predator-prey relationship in this food chain?

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cat and lizard

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sun and rat

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rat and plant

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rat and lizard

Question 42

In a typical ecosystem food chain, cats will eat small lizards or rats and those lizards will eat insects and those insects will eat plants....and or course we know the plants get energy from the sun!

What would happen if all of the lizards died?

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The insect population may increase.

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Nothing. They wouldn't affect this food chain.

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Plants would decrease.

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Cats would have nothing to eat.

Question 43

True or False: The change in population of an animal will most likely affect other animals in the same food web.

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True

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False

Question 44

What is a predator and prey relationship?

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It is where one animal hunts another animal to eat it for energy.

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It is where both animals help each other.

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It is where an animal eats large plants.

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It is where one animal helps another animal and the other animal is not helped or harmed.

Question 45

When the butterfly lands on a flower, it drinks nectar. Pollen gets on the butterfly. When the butterfly moves to the next plant, it pollinates the plant. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

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mutualism

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predator - prey

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commensalism

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parasitism

Question 46

When the squirrel population drops low, the owl population drops lower. Which type of relationship does this indicate?

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predator-prey

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mutualism

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commensalism

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parasitism

Question 47

When a bird consumes a berry, it gets nutrients. Later it will pass the seeds as it flies around, letting them fall in new locations so a new plant can grow. What type of relationship is this?

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mutualism

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predator-prey

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commensalism

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parasitism

Question 48

When an animal with fur walks past some plants, seeds will attach to the fur. The animal doesn't notice and continues walking. The seeds eventually fall off in a new location. What type of relationship is this?

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commensalism

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predator-prey

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mutualism

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parasitism

Question 49

The Cuckoo Bird is known for going to other bird's nest and kicking out their eggs. They lay their own eggs and have the other birds raise their young. What type of relationship is this?

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parasitism

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predator-prey

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mutualism

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commensalism

Question 50

Which statement best describes the predator-prey relationship displayed on this graph?

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When the prey population increases, the predator population increases.

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There is no relationship between the predator and prey.

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When the prey population increases, the predator population decreases.

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when the predator population increases, the prey population increases.

Question 51

The graph shows the populations of wolves and mountain lions in five different counties in Montana. Wolves and mountain lions compete for the same kinds of food resources. In Clay county,

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mountain lions probably out-compete wolves for food.

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mountain lions depend on wolves to survive.

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mountain lions and wolves have a mutualistic relationship.

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mountain lions and wolves survive independent of each other.

Question 52

What type of relationship is shown by this graph?

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Mutualism

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Predator-Prey

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Commensalism

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Parasitism

Question 53

What type of relationship is shown by this graph?

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Commensalism

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Predator-Prey

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

Question 54

What type of relationship is shown by this graph?

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Parasitism

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Predator-Prey

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

Question 55

Predict!

Burdock seeds attach to fur so they get carried to new locations. The dog doesn't notice.

If the burdock seed population drops, how will the dog population be affected?

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Neutral (unaffected), the dog doesn't even know it is there

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Increase, because the dog is no longer harmed

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Decrease, because the dog depends on the burdock seeds for food

Question 56

Two members of the same species fight over who gets a certain food. Members of different species try to take over a certain nesting area. These are both examples of

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Competition

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Parasitism

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

Question 57

A local gardener found small green aphids sucking the juices from a clover bush. This causes the clover bush to lose nutrients. What type of ecological relationship exists between the aphids and the clover bush?

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Parasitism

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

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Predation

Question 58

An example of a symbiotic relationship is found between the clown fish and the sea anemone. The sea anemone provides protection for the fish and the fish provides food for the sea anemone. What category best describes this relationship?

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Mutualism

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Commensalisms

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Parasitisms

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Predator/prey

Question 59

An interaction in which one organism kills for food

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predation

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competition

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commensalism

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niche

Question 60

Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

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commensalism

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mutualism

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competition

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parasitism

Question 61

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

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mutualism

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commensalism

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parasitism

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predation

Question 62

What type of symbiosis?  Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.

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commensalism

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mutualism

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parasitism

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predation

Question 63

A bird makes a nest in a tree.  The bird gets a house, but the tree is unharmed.

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Commensalism

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

Question 64

A squirrel hides his acorns from the chipmunks for the winter.

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competition

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commensalism

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parasitism

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mutualism

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