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WorksheetsInteractions within ecosystems
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 12mins
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 relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
3.
A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
competition
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
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.
What type of symbiosis?
* Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.
* Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
* Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.
* Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
10.
a)
Parasitism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Predation
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