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Beneficial and Harmful Interactions among Living Things

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

animals whose primary food source is plant-based.

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

2.

(a)   is the organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals

3.

animal that eats both plants and animals for their main food.

a)

Carnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Omnivores

4.

What do you call the organisms like fungi, bacteria, worms, and some insects like flies and cockroaches, feed on decaying matter.

a)

Decomposers

b)

Composer

c)

Omnivores

5.

______________are microscopic, single-celled organisms that thrive in diverse environments.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Molds

c)

Fungi

6.

_____________are fungus-like organisms found in decaying leaves and rotting logs when they engulf bacteria and particles of organic matter.

a)

Slime Molds

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

7.

_________________ can provide food for small insects and worms. Some species of fungi, like mushrooms, are edible. Yeast, also a fungus, is used in making bread, wine, and cheese.

a)

Fungi

b)

Slime Molds

c)

Bacteria

8.

(a)   are both organisms involved benefit from the interaction.

9.

What do you call the one organism benefits from another organism without affecting of harming the other.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

10.

Example of parasitism

a)

clownfish

b)

Orchids

c)

Tapeworms