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Ecology Interactions

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

A group of organisms of the same species living the the same area are called a/an ____________________

a)

community

b)

habitat

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

2.

A bird hatches a free, safe ride on the back of a grey elephans. The elephant doesn't seem to mind and barely notices the bird. Which type of relationship is this?

a)

Mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

3.

Which is an example of a biotic factor?

a)

Lightning

b)

water

c)

grass

d)

air

4.

A bird in a tree watched as a lion stalked, attacked, and then ate a zebra. Which of these animals was the prey?

a)

bird

b)

lion

c)

zebra

d)

all of the above

5.

A relationship where one of the organisms benefits and one organism is harmed is called _____________

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

6.

Biotic factors are ....

a)

living things/organisms

b)

atmosphere

c)

dead things

d)

algae

7.

An individual living thing is a/an

a)

habitat

b)

ecosystem

c)

organism

d)

population

8.

Organisms that hunt other organisms for food are called _____________

a)

predators

b)

prey

c)

producers

d)

heterotrophs

9.

What are biotic factors

a)

dead things

b)

living things/organisms

c)

weather

d)

plants

10.

All of the living AND non-living things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an _______________

a)

community

b)

habitat

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

11.

All energy flow for an ecosystem begins with ...

a)

plants

b)

the moon

c)

the sun

d)

algae

12.

A group of different species that live together and interact in an environment are called a/an ____________

a)

community

b)

habitat

c)

population

13.

Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, and scavengers are akk examples of _________

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

abiotic factors

14.

The place where an organism lives is its ____________

a)

habitat

b)

ecosystem

c)

organism

d)

population

15.

All of the non-living parts of and ecosystem are __________

a)

biotic

b)

biology

c)

abiotic

d)

biography

16.

Which is an example of an ABIOTIC factor?

a)

hummingbird

b)

water

c)

dead tree branch

d)

skunk