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CHAPTER 2.3 : INTERDEPENDENCE AND INTERACTION AMONG ORGANISM

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A habitat is the natural surroundings or home of an organism.

a)

True

b)

False

2.
A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
neutralism
d)
parasitism
3.
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
4.

Name the type of this symbiosis?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Interspecies

5.

Name the type of this symbiosis?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Interspecies

6.

Name the type of this symbiosis?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Interspecies

7.

The diagram shows the interaction of two animals.


Which of the following animals show the similar interaction as above?

a)
b)
c)
8.
Hawks and owls eat the same thing. That relationship is called ___________.
a)
adaptation
b)
competition
c)
parasitism
d)
mutualism
9.

What term describes organisms striving for the same limited resources?

a)

Competition

b)

Predation

c)

Mutualism

d)

Commensalism

10.

Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship in which what occurs between the organisms?

a)

both organisms are harmed

b)

one benefits, the other is unaffected

c)

one benefits, the other is harmed

d)

one benefits by eating the other

11.
In this picture, the ZEBRA is the __________________
a)
predator
b)
prey
12.

Lion and Zebra - The lion hunts and kills the zebra for its food. This is an example of?

a)

predator-prey

b)

mutualism

c)

commensalism

d)

parasitism

13.

A group of organisms that have common characteristics and can reproduce to breed offsprings is called.......

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

species

d)

population

14.

A community is a few species of different organisms that live together in one habitat and have mutual interaction with one another.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same habitat is called .....

a)

species

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

16.

An ecosystem is a few communities that live together in one habitat and have mutual interaction with one another including all the non living components such as water, air and soil.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The relationship between two members of a community in which one member harms another by its presence is

a)

parasitism

b)

mutualism

c)

commensailism

d)

dependency

18.

Some small fish attach themselves to the body of a shark without harming it and feed upon its left over food. This relationship between the shark and the fish is an example of

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

competition

d)

parasitism

19.

Which example shows a relationship between a living things and a nonliving thing?

a)

An insect is food for a salmon

b)

Water carries a rock downstream

c)

A tree removes a gas from the air

d)

A flower makes food for a butterfly

20.

Which of the following is NOT a symbiotic relationship?

a)

Competition

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Parasitism

21.

The relationship between two members of a community in which one member harms another by its presence is

a)

parasitism

b)

mutualism

c)

commensailism

d)

dependency

22.

A bee goes from flower to flower, gathering nectar. At each stop, the furry body and legs accumulate pollen from the flower, which the bee transfers as it moves. The flower needs pollen to reproduce and the bee needs nectar to eat. What kind of relationship is this?

a)

parasitism

b)

commensalism

c)

mutualism

d)

predation

23.

Tapeworms are long, flat parasites that can live in the intestines of animals, including humans. The tapeworm feeds off the food the host animal consumes, and the host animal loses nutrition as a result. What kind of relationship is this?

a)

parasitism

b)

commensalism

c)

mutualism

d)

predation

24.

A mother cuckoo lays her egg in the nest of a warbler, then flies away. The warbler raises the baby cuckoo along with her own babies. The cuckoo baby grows quickly, becoming massive compare to the warbler babies. At some point, the baby cuckoo pushes the warbler babies out of the nest in order to make more room for itself. What does this scenario describe?

a)

parasitism

b)

predation

c)

intraspecies competition

d)

interspecies competition

25.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding predation?

a)

Predation helps maintain an ecological balance

b)

Predators keep the numbers of prey animals under control

c)

Predators choose the sick and weak prey because they are easier to catch

d)

Predators choose the sick and weak prey because they are trying to maintain ecological balance