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Ecological/Symbiotic Relationships

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which symbiosis is represented in the picture? 
a)
parasitism 
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
d)
nonalism 
2.
A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit:
a)
Competition.
b)
Mutualism.
c)
Commensalism.
d)
Parasitism.
3.
A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
a)
mutualism
b)
parisitism
c)
symbiosis
d)
commensalism
4.
A consumer that hunts is called:
a)
A producer.
b)
An omnivore.
c)
A predator.
d)
A herbivore.
5.
______________ occurs when more than one individual or population tries to use the same limited resource.
a)
Niche
b)
Predator-prey
c)
Availability
d)
Competition
6.
A feeder fish usually follows behind sharks to pick up food scraps that they leave behind. The fish gets food and the shark is unaffected. This is an example of:
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Decomposition
7.
This is known as a relationship in which both organisms involved benefit. 
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Decomposition
8.
A clownfish uses a sea anenome as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anenome. This is an example of what type of relationship?
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Parasitism
9.

What is the species eaten in a predation called?

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Individual

d)

Organism

10.

Which type of relationship helps regulate the population?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Predator Prey

c)

Commensalism

d)

Parasitism

11.

Ostriches and gazelles feed next to each other and watch for predators, alerting each other to danger. Since the visual abilities of the two species are different, they each can identify threats the other animal would not as readily see. This is an example of -

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predation

12.

Oxpeckers are a type of small bird that land on zebras and eat ticks and other parasites that live on the zebra’s skin. The oxpeckers get food and the zebras get pests removed. This is an example of -

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predation

13.

Ticks live on dogs and feed off the dog’s blood. They may also infect the dog with a parasite that can cause the dog to become quite sick. Dogs also are sometimes found to be very tired because a large volume of their blood has been drained. This is an example of -

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predation

14.

Wrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the black sea bass's body (usually in the mouth). This is like dental floss for the fish and both species benefit. This is an example of which type of symbiosis?

a)

commensalism

b)

predation

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

15.

What may happen if the grasshoppers were removed from the food web pictured?

a)

The rabbit population in the habitat would increase.

b)

The micer population would decrease because its the only food for the owls.

c)

The grass population would decrease because all the birds are eating it.

d)

Foxes would dies due to no food source.

16.

Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree to the detriment (ill effect) of the spruce. This is an example of which type of symbiosis?

a)

parasitism

b)

commensalism

c)

mutualism

d)

predation

17.

Based on the graph, what happens to the amount of kelp as sea otter numbers decrease?

a)

As the sea otter population decreases, kelp increases.

b)

As the sea otter population decreases, kelp decreases.

c)

As the sea otter population decreases, kelp doesn't change.

18.

What is a keystone species?

a)

A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

b)

A species that lives in or around rocks

c)

Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

d)

A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

19.

The purple sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) supports biodiversity in tidepools and is therefore a(n)...

a)

invasive species

b)

keystone species

c)

native species

d)

symbiotic species

20.
What does symbiosis mean?
a)
living separately, no relationship between 2 species
b)
living together, close relationship between 2 species
c)
Living separately, long distance relationship between 2 species
d)
When one species kills and eats another