WorksheetsEcological Relationships
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A behavior or characteristic that makes an organism more successful in its environment is called
a)
natural selection.
b)
adaptation.
c)
niche
2.
An organism's role in its environment is called its
a)
natural selection.
b)
adaptation.
c)
niche
3.
A shark kills and eats a smaller fish. Which type of interaction is this?
a)
predation
b)
competition
c)
symbiosis
4.
A sundew plant kills and eats a fly. Which type of interaction is this?
a)
predation
b)
competition
c)
symbiosis
5.
Woodpeckers and squirrels fight over nesting rights in the same tree. Which type of interaction is this?
a)
predation
b)
competition
c)
symbiosis
6.
Plants develop far-reaching root systems to try to get the most water. Which type of interaction is this?
a)
predation
b)
competition
c)
symbiosis
7.
Ants farm aphids to get honeydew. Aphids receive protection and are moved to new plants when they need more food. Which type of symbiosis is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
8.
Carrier crabs use sea urchins as shields and move them to new feeding grounds. Which type of symbiosis is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
9.
The blind pistol shrimp digs holes for itself and the goby fish to live in. The fish alerts the shrimp to predators and they both retreat into the hole. Which type of symbiosis is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
10.
A louse cuts off a fish's blood supply and then becomes the fish's tongue, eating its food. Which type of symbiosis is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
11.
A tick feeds off of the blood of mammals. Which type of symbiosis is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
12.
A red-tailed hawk makes a nest in a saguaro cactus. Which type of symbiosis is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
13.
Remora fish attach to the bodies of sharks and eat their scraps. Which type of symbiosis is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
14.
A spider makes its web in between an antelope's antlers. When the antelope bends down to eat grass, the spider's web picks up instecs for the spider to eat. Which type of symbiosis is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
15.
The pangolin's ability to curl up and avoid being eaten is an example of a
a)
predator adaptation.
b)
prey adaptation.
16.
A caterpillar whose tail that looks like a snake to avoid being eaten is an example of a
a)
predator adaptation.
b)
prey adaptation.
17.
Male rhinoceros beetles fight over female mates. This is called
a)
competition.
b)
predation.
c)
symbiosis.
18.
Barnacles attach to whales to get protection and to better catch food. Which type of interaction is this?
a)
predation
b)
competition
c)
symbiosis
19.
A wasp lays eggs on a caterpillar's skin. When they hatch, the wasp larvae burrow into the caterpillar. Then they emerge and force the caterpillar to make them a cocoon and defend them against predators. Which type of symbiosis is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
20.
Echolocation in bats is an example of a
a)
predator adaptation.
b)
prey adaptation.
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