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11.1 Community and Interactions

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 occurs between members of the same species

(a)  

2.

 a species that plays an especially important role in its community

(a)  

3.

All biomes, except a desert, have populations of interacting species

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Camouflage is an adaptation that has evolved through natural selection

a)

True

b)

False-predation

c)

False-mimicry

5.

Predation is a relationship in which the prey consumes the predator

a)

True

b)

False-camoflage,mimcry

c)

False-predator,prey

6.

a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other species is not affected

(a)  

7.

Interspecific competition occurs between members of the same species

a)

True

b)

False-Intraspecific

c)

False-Homozygous

d)

False-Heterozygous

8.

Secondary succession may occur after a forest fire

a)

True

b)

False-primary

c)

False-tertiary

9.

A population consists of all the communities of all the species in the same area

a)

True

b)

False-ecosystem, communities

c)

False-community, populations

10.

There are three major types of community interactions: predation, competition, and selection

a)

True

b)

False-succession

c)

False-symbiosis

11.

Lichens that can live on bare rock may be pioneer species after a flood

a)

True

b)

False-landslide uncovers bare rock

c)

False-fire

d)

False-farming

12.

Interspecific competition often leads to extinction, or it may lead to greater specialization

a)

True

b)

False-Intraspecific

c)

False-Homozygous

d)

False-Heterozygous

13.

(a)   competition occurs between members of different species.

14.

A keystone species is one that plays an especially important role in its population

a)

True

b)

False-primary

c)

False-community

d)

False-secondary

15.

Rock that hardens from lava is an example of primary succession

a)

True

b)

False-secondary

c)

False-tertiary

16.

Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit

a)

True

b)

False-Commensalism

c)

False-Parasitism

17.

The first species to colonize a disturbed area such as this are called primary species

a)

True

b)

False-keystone

c)

False-pioneer

d)

False-secondary

18.

An example of interspecific competition is

a)

two male birds competing for the same female.

b)

two male lions competing to lead the same pride.

c)

two species of big cats competing for the same antelope.

19.

Lions feed on the South African Cape buffalo: the lions are the __________________, and the buffalo are the ______________________________.

(a)  

20.

If a parasite kills its host, the parasite may also die

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A population consists of all the communities of all the species in the same area

a)

True

b)

False-ecosystem, communities

c)

False-community, populations

22.

Which of the following would NOT be a community?

a)

All the plants, insects, and soil in your back yard

b)

All the many varieties of dogs in your neighborhood

c)

All the fish in an aquarium

23.

Community interactions include

a)

predation

b)

competition

c)

symbiosis.

d)

all of these

24.

 the first species to colonize an area that has never before been colonized

(a)  

25.

Which is an example of a predator-prey relationship?

a)

The relationship between a duck and a pond of water

b)

The relationship between a lion and a zebra

c)

The relationship between a bee and a flower.

d)

The relationship between a hen and a rooster.

26.

(a)   is an adaptation that in prey helps them hide from predators.

27.

The main difference among the types of symbiotic relationships is

a)

how many species either benefit or are harmed.

b)

how many species are eaten.

c)

how many species are protected.

28.

a final stable stage

(a)  

29.

Pioneer species includes (a)   that can live on bare rock.

30.

Which of the following is a parasite?

a)

the goby fish

b)

the hermit crab

c)

the shrimp

d)

the roundworm

31.

species that benefits in a symbiotic relationship in which another species is harmed

(a)  

32.

Which could possibly be a pioneer species during primary succession?

a)

the first grass on new soil

b)

the first lichen on new rock

c)

the first layer of grass in a new park

d)

the first trees to grow in a new forest

33.

the change in the numbers and types of species that live in a community over time

(a)  

34.

Camouflage is

a)

an adaptation that evolved through natural selection.

b)

a necessary trait for commensalism.

c)

part of a well-adapted pioneer species traits.

35.

(a)   is a relationship in which one species benefits while the other species is harmed.