Interactions in Ecosystems

Which of the following is an interaction between 2 living organisms?

• Runoff water collecting into the ocean

• Waves washing sediment onto the beach

• Hummingbird drinking nectar from a flower

• Turtle burrowing into the sand

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Which of the following is an interaction between 2 living organisms?

• River carving out a canyon making it bigger over millions of years

• Daffodil’s roots absorbing water from the soil

• Giraffe eating leaves from an acacia tree

• Spiny-tailed lizard basking in the sun for warmth

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Which of the following is an interaction between 2 living organisms?

• Barn owl capturing a mouse in its talons to eat

• Wind blows sediment from one sand dune to another

• Heat from the sun causing water to evaporate from the ocean

• Elephant throws mud on itself to stay cool

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Which of the following is an interaction between 2 living organisms?

• Wind blows over the surface of water creating waves

• Roots of a tree growing into rocks and weathering them into pieces of sediment

• Oak tree absorbs carbon dioxide

• Woodpecker uses a saguaro cacti as shelter

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Which of the following is an interaction between 2 living organisms?

• Wind blows sediment from one sand dune to another

• Fungus absorbing nutrients from decomposing plants and animals

• Glaciers carving out U-shaped valleys

• Spiny-tailed lizard basking in the sun for warmth

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Which of the following is an interaction between 2 living organisms?

• Frog lays eggs in water

• Oxpecker eats ticks off of bigger animals such as zebras

• Fish depend on water to breathe

• River carving out a canyon making it bigger over millions of years

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Which of the following is an interaction between 2 living organisms?

• Maple tree depending on wind to carry its seeds to new places

• Ring-tailed lemur eats fruit from a tamarind tree

• Water vapor condensing into water droplets onto tiny pieces of dust in the air to form clouds

• Waves washing sediment onto the beach

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Which of the following is an interaction between 2 living organisms?

• Lily pad uses energy from the sun for photosynthesis

• Oak tree absorbs carbon dioxide from the air to make its own food

• Glaciers carving out U-shaped valleys

• Bee spreading pollen from one flower to another

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Which of the following is an example of a living organism interacting with a non-living thing in its ecosystem?

• Bee spreading pollen from one flower to another

• Ring-tailed lemur eats fruit from the tamarind tree

• Water vapor condensing into water droplets onto tiny pieces of dust in the air to form clouds

• Deer breathes in oxygen from the air

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Which of the following is an example of a living organism interacting with a non-living thing in its ecosystem?

• Turtle burrowing in the sand

• Oxpecker eats ticks off of bigger animals such as zebras

• Glaciers carving out U-shaped valleys

• Heat from the sun causing water to evaporate from the ocean

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