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Interaction Between Living and Their Environment Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is called
a)
competition.
b)
predation.
c)
symbiosis.
d)
parasitism.
2.
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species is called
a)
natural selection.
b)
symbiosis.
c)
adaptation.
d)
competition.
3.
The bacteria that live in your intestine and help break down food are an example of which type of interaction?
a)
competition
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
4.
Which of the following describes an interaction in which one organism kills and eats another?
a)
competition
b)
symbiosis
c)
predation
d)
mutualism
5.
When a jellyfish paralyses a tiny fish with its poisonous tentacles, the jellyfish is the 
a)
predator.
b)
prey.
c)
host.
d)
parasite.
6.
A hawk building its nest on an arm of a saguaro cactus is an example of
a)
commensalism.
b)
mutualism.
c)
parasitism.
d)
predation.
7.
Symbiosis where one organism benefits and one is harmed
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
8.

An animal that hunts other animals for food

a)

omnivore

b)

consumer

c)

predator

d)

prey

9.

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

predator

d)

prey

10.
When a jellyfish paralyses a tiny fish with its poisonous tentacles, the jellyfish is the 
a)
predator.
b)
prey.
c)
host.
d)
parasite.
11.

Which of the following is NOT a symbiotic relationship?

a)

Competition

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Parasitism

12.

What term describes organisms striving for the same limited resources?

a)

Competition

b)

Predation

c)

Mutualism

d)

Commensalism

13.

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

14.
A relationship in which two species live closely together.
a)
resource
b)
mutualism
c)
succession
d)
symbiosis
15.
In this picture, the ZEBRA is the __________________
a)
predator
b)
prey