Patterns: Interactions in an Ecosystem

The polar bear's role in the food chain in its ecosystem is known as a(n)

• Predator

• Parasite

• Host

• Herbivore

Barnacles that attach themselves to a whale is know as what kind of relationship?

• Predation

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

A bird is eating a fish. The fish is being killed and eaten by the bird. The role of the fish is known as the what?

• Producer

• Autotrough

• Host

• Prey

Plants supply matter and energy for other organisms. They are also known as this.

• Heterotroughs

• Producers

• Decomposers

• Abiotic factors

When a bee is pollinates a flower and in return extracts nectar from the flower, this interaction of a bee and a flower is also known as what?

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Limiting factors

A deer harbors ticks, providing the ticks with nourishment and a home. What do we call the deer in this symbiotic relationship?

• Host

• Consumer

• Predator

• Prey

Plants can make their own food. Because of this, they are also known as what?

• Heterotroughs

• Consumers

• Autotroughs

• Abiotic factors

Rabbits eat clover plants. The clover is known as the producer, what does this make the rabbit in this relationship?

• Host

• Omnivore

• Secondary Consumer

• Primary Consumer

A mouse in the mouth of a snake is what kind of relationship?

• Producer-Consumer

• Parasite-host

• Predator-prey

• Mutualism

A fly lands in the web of a spider, what kind of symbiotic relationship is this?

• Predator-prey

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Cooperation