Ecology Part 1 Vocab Quiz (25-26 HB)

A mite lives in the base of the eyelashes of people who use mascara. It feeds on the mascara; it does not seem to harm people. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

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A coyote captures, kills, and eats a rabbit. What feeding / trophic level is the coyote?

• herbivore

• carnivore

• parasitism

• producer

A tapeworm lives in the intestines of a dog. It absorbs food the dog has eaten and grows larger in the process. The dog becomes weaker from malnutrition. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

The flower of the yucca plant provides the only location where the yucca moth can lay her eggs. In the process, the moth pollinates the yucca flower. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

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Bacteria that live on the surface of our teeth require sugar from our food to survive. A by-product of their metabolism (body processes) decays the enamel of teeth. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

A 3-point buck is killed by a hunter. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism
• predation

Bass found in warm water lakes of Colorado eat gizzard shad, a small fish grown and raised by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The gizzard shadm tiny zooplankton, that feed on phytoplankton (producer). What tropic level is the bass?

• primary (1st level consumer}

• secondary (2nd level consumer)

• teritery (3rd level consumer)

• quaternary (4th level consumber)

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A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed.

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Parasitsm

• Commensalism

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism