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WorksheetsEcological Relationships
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Interspecific competition is competition among
organisms from one species
organisms from two or more species
predators and prey
parasite and host
In a commensal relationship
both parties benefit
neither party benefits
one party benefits and the other is helped
one party benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
A bird living in a tree is an example of
parasitism
mutualism
commensalism
symbiosis
predatory-prey
Which of the following helps to explain the cyclical relationship between predatory and prey population sizes?
As prey increases, predator increases
As prey increases, predator decreases
As predator increases, prey increases
As predator increases, prey decreases
As the prey decreases, predator decreases
Intraspecific competition is competition among ______.
organisms from two or more species
predator and prey
parasite and host
organisms within a species
The process of change in a ecological community over time is __________.
evolution
Law of conservation
succession
systems thinking
Rocks, lichens, and mosses. Oh my!
Secondary sucesssion
Ecological succession
Primary succession
Old field succession
Top of a food chain, population control, hunting in groups, sleeping 20 hours a day....
What is a habitat?
What is a generalist?
What is a niche?
What is a top predator?
Which one is not like the others?
mutualism
predation
parasitism
commensalism
The idea that the biotic and abiotic are interconnected and interdependent...
evolution
ecology
symbiosis
systems thinking
In the northeastern forests of the US are 5 species of warblers that compete for insects in the same tree; however, each species only hunts in a portion of the tree. This scenario describes a _____.
habitat
fundamental niche
specialist
realized niche
The koala living high in a tree eating eucalytus leaves is a _____, while a mouse will live in almost any environment and consume seeds, nuts, and grains is a ______.
herbivore, primary consumer
generalist, specialist
primary consumer, scavenger
specialist, generalist
The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...
10%
20%
90%
50%
