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Competition and Relationships in ecosystems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All the elephants live in the same area is called?

a)

community

b)

population

c)

species

d)

niche

2.

All the animal species in a pond

a)

population

b)

habitat

c)

niche

d)

community

3.

The place where an organism lives and has all the resources it needs

a)

niche

b)

community

c)

population

d)

habitat

4.

Which of the factors limit how many organisms can live in an ecosystem

a)

food

b)

shelter

c)

predators

d)

all of the above

5.

An organisms habitat includes

a)

resources organisms need

b)

shelter

c)

food

d)

nothing

6.

Cooperative relationships

a)

members of the same species compete for the same resources

b)

members of the different species compete for the same resources

c)

members of the same species work together for survival

d)

members of different species work together for survival

7.

Biotic factor in a pond

a)

water

b)

rocks

c)

sunlight

d)

bacteria

8.

Abiotic factor in a pond

a)

fish

b)

plant

c)

water

d)

bacteria

9.

Competitive interaction in a pond

a)

fish with fish

b)

fish with plants

c)

fish with water

d)

fish with air

10.

Invasive species is a species

a)

species that is not native to an ecosystem

b)

species that use resources from native species

c)

species that compete with native species

d)

All of the above

11.

why is predator prey relationships important in ecosystems

a)

predator controls the prey population

b)

predators are big animals

c)

Prey is small

d)

predators and prey have a symbiotic relationship

12.

What is the relationship?

Hi. I am an earthworm that likes the moist environment of the soil anyplace on Earth. I typically like to stay below ground, but sometimes after heavy rainstorms or during mating, I will come to the surface. They don’t say the early bird catches the worm for nothing! I am a red robin and use my keen sense of sight to catch earthworms and other insects.

a)

commensalism

b)

predator prey

c)

competitive

d)

Mutualism

13.

What is the relationship?

A wasp lays its eggs on a caterpillar. When the wasp eggs hatch, the larva will eat the caterpillar and kill.

a)

parasitism

b)

commensalism

c)

mutualism

d)

competitive

14.

What is the relationship?

Line up! We ants love order and hard work, marching here and marching there in our Rainforest.

a)

cooperative

b)

competitive

c)

mutuallism

d)

commensalism

15.

Lichens are an example of an interaction that is mutually beneficial. The lichen is made up of a fungus and an alga. The fungus provides the alga with water and minerals, while the alga uses the minerals and water to make food for the fungus and itself by photosynthesis. Explain why this relationship is necessary for the survival of the fungus and the Algae. Why is this a mutually benificial relationship?

a)

fungi gives minerals and water to algae

b)

algae gives food to fungi

c)

Both option 1 and 2

d)

only option 1