WorksheetsEcological Relationships
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Pseudoscorpions often hitch rides on the backs of large beetles or true bugs. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Cooperation
2.
What term best describes the grasshopper?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Predator-prey
c)
Competition
d)
Producer
3.
Barnacles sometimes live on the outside surface of other larger shelled organisms without causing any harm. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Predator-Prey
4.
Cows and pronghorn both eat the same types of food in areas of Utah. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Cooperation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Competition
5.
Ants protect soft bodied aphids and in return the aphids feed the ants a sugary drink. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Cooperation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
6.
What is the ecological relationship shown in this image of a robberfly and beetle?
a)
Cooperation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Predator-prey
d)
Competition
7.
What term best describes the vole, the small rodent, in this image?
a)
Prey
b)
Predator
c)
Producer
d)
Competition
8.
Termite colonies have workers, soldiers, and kings and queens that each have different jobs. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Cooperation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Competition
9.
Native sponges and introduced muscles are both filter feeders in many of the Great Lakes. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Parasitism
c)
Carnivore
d)
Competition
10.
Chickens will eat both insects and seeds. Which term best describes this feeding pattern?
a)
Omnivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Producer
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