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Biology C Communities & Interactions Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best defines a Community?

a)

A group of organisms all of the same species interacting in an area

b)

A group of many different species of organisms interacting in an area

c)

All of the abiotic factors in an area

2.

Which if the following is an example of a community?

a)

All of the white oak trees, gray squirrels, and turkeys living in a forest.

b)

A group a gray squirrels

c)

A flock of turkeys

d)

Ten white oak trees

3.

The specific place where an organism lives is its

a)

habitat

b)

trophic level

c)

niche

4.

What do predation and parasitism have in common?

a)

both organisms involved benefit

b)

one organism involved benefits while the other is harmed

c)

one organism benefits while the other is unaffected

5.

Which of the following best describes commensalism?

a)

both organisms involved benefit

b)

one organism involved benefits while the other is harmed

c)

one organism benefits while the other is unaffected

6.

Which of the following best describes mutualism?

a)

both organisms involved benefit

b)

one organism involved benefits while the other is harmed

c)

one organism benefits while the other is unaffected

7.

Some organisms avoid competition with other organism by being nocturnal. This means that they are

a)

active in the winter

b)

active at night

c)

active in the day

d)

active in the summer

8.

Frogs that live in the desert burrow into the sand to avoid the heat and to wait for rain to fall. The frogs are

a)

hibernating

b)

estivating

c)

migrating

9.

The blind shrimp digs a tunnel for the Goby (a fish) to live in while the Goby helps the blind shrimp find its way back to the tunnel after it goes off to get food. This is an example of

a)

Competition

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predation

e)

Mutualism

10.

A tick bites a dog and feeds on its blood. This is an example of

a)

Competition

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predation

e)

Mutualism

11.

A rabbit munches on grass in your yard. This is an examples of

a)

Competition

b)

Herbivory

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predation

e)

Mutualism

12.

An eagle catches, kills, and eats a fish. This is an example of

a)

Competition

b)

Herbivory

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predation

e)

Mutualism

13.

The role or job of an organism in its community is its

a)

habitat

b)

niche

c)

trophic level

14.

Competition for which of the following resources would occur between a coyote and a wolf? Check all that apply.

a)

Food

b)

Mates

c)

Water

d)

Hunting territory

15.

Many birds that live in Canada fly south for the winter to avoid the cold and lack of food. They return to Canada in the spring. The birds are

a)

hibernating

b)

estivating

c)

migrating