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WorksheetsSymbiotic Relationships and Carrying Capacity E o C Exam prep
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
2.
A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
competition
3.
What type of symbiosis? Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
4.
What type of symbiosis? Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
5.
Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala. This is an example of _______.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
neutralism
d)
competition
6.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
7.
When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the ____________.
a)
host, hostess
b)
parasite, host
c)
host, parasite
d)
prey, predator
8.
Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
9.
Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
10.
A relationship between two species where one benefits while the other is harmed.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Naturalism
11.
A spider and tree is
a)
competition
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
d)
parasitism
12.
A fox chasing a rabbit to eat it is
a)
predation
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
commensalism
13.
These are interactions where organisms struggle to get the resources they need.
a)
grocery shopping
b)
hunger
c)
competition
14.
There are 3 types of this relationship where 2 different species live together in a way that helps at least 1 of the species.
a)
Succession
b)
Symbiosis
c)
Conservation
15.
There are no more of a species left. The species is gone forever!
a)
Extinct
b)
Rare
c)
Unusual
16.
What controls the growth or survival of a population?
a)
extinct
b)
bugs
c)
limiting factors
17.
Honeysuckle and zebra mussels are taking over other animals and plants because they are _______________________________.
a)
bossy
b)
invasive species
c)
important
18.
A species that is close to becoming extinct is _________________________.
a)
extinct
b)
threatened
c)
endangered
19.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600
20.
When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Continues to grow
b)
The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
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