WorksheetsInteractions Among Organisms
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following could organisms compete for?
food
water
living space
sunlight
When finches left their origin (scientists think perhaps the Caribbean) and ended up on the Galapagos Islands, they were _____ from their original home.
immigrating
emigrating
Which of the following occurs when individuals join a population?
immigration
emigration
Populations _____ when individuals are born.
increase
decrease
stay the same
A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit is called
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed is called
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other remains unaffected is called
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?
temperature
squid
coral reef
bacteria
Which of the following is the best example of mutualism?
a dog steals a bone from another dog
a tiger hunts and eats a deer
a bird eats ticks from a zebra's skin
a bee stings a jogger
Monkeys helping to clean bugs off of each other's back is a form of
competition
cooperation
parasitism
abiotic factors
What type of symbiosis occurs when hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers thus the flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower?
commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
predation
Which of the following describes a relationship in which two species interact closely together?
resource
limiting factor
carrying capacity
symbiosis
Lion and Zebra - The lion hunts and kills the zebra for its food. This is an example of which type of interaction among organisms?
predator-prey
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
Cattle egrets 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. This relationship is an example of
mutualism
commensalism
competition
parasitism
An organism's particular role in its habitat, or how it makes its living, is called its
carrying capacity
ecosystem
competition
niche
The behaviors and physical characteristics of species that allow them to live successfully in their environment are called
habitats
limiting factors
biotic factors
adaptations
When a jellyfish paralyses a tiny fish with its poisonous tentacles, the jellyfish is the
predator
prey
host
parasite
When this isopod enters the fish through its gills, consumes the fish's tongue, then replaces the tongue, it is acting as a
predator
prey
parasite
friend
