Ecosystems and Disease Quiz

What is the term for an organism that hunts and eats another organism?

• Parasite

• Predator

• Prey

• Producer

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Which of the following is an example of mutualism?

• A tick feeding on a dog

• Bees pollinating flowers

• A lion hunting a zebra

• Two wolves fighting over food

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What do we call the relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Competition

• Commensalism

Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

• Sunlight

• Water

• Grass

• Temperature

Which type of pathogen is considered nonliving?

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Parasite

How do plants primarily obtain their energy?

• By eating other organisms

• By absorbing sunlight

• By drinking water

• By decomposing matter

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What is the main difference between an epidemic and a pandemic?

• Epidemics are caused by bacteria, pandemics by viruses

• Epidemics are local, pandemics are global

• Epidemics affect only animals, pandemics affect only plants

• Epidemics are always deadly, pandemics are not

Which of the following best describes competition in an ecosystem?

• Two species working together for mutual benefit

• One organism living on or in another and harming it

• Organisms fighting for the same resources

• One organism eating another

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Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

• Tree

• Soil

• Rabbit

• Mushroom

Which of the following is a way bacteria can be prevented or treated?

• Vaccines only

• Antibiotics

• Antifungal medication

• Insect repellent