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interaction between organisums 2

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a symbiotic relationship?

a)

Competition

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Parasitism

2.

What term describes organisms striving for the same limited resources?

a)

Competition

b)

Predation

c)

Mutualism

d)

Commensalism

3.

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

4.

A crab is protected from fish when an anemone rides on its shell. The anemone gets more food.

a)

Commensalism

b)

Competition

c)

Predation

d)

Mutualism

5.

Orchid vines are skinny and grow on the trunk of trees to get more light and space with no negative effect.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Competition

6.

When the population of predators gets too high...

a)

Prey pop. will increase--> predator pop. will increase

b)

Prey pop. will decrease--> predator pop. will increase

c)

Prey pop. will decrease--> predator pop. will decrease

d)

It depends on the biome

7.

An increase in the population of an organism (living thing) could happen because of ??

a)

A series of severe weather events in the habitat

b)

A decrease in necessary resources available

c)

An expansion (increase) of living space

d)

An increase in animals that prey on the organism

8.

An increase in the population of an organism (living thing) could happen because of ??

a)

A series of severe weather events in the habitat

b)

A decrease in necessary resources available

c)

An expansion (increase) of living space

d)

An increase in animals that prey on the organism

9.

The position an organism occupies on the food web.

a)

Trophic Level

b)

Tertiary Consumer

c)

Predation

d)

Mutualism

10.

An organism that gets its energy by eating secondary consumers

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Mutualism

c)

Tertiary Consumer

d)

Predation

11.

An organism that gets its energy by eating secondary consumers

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Mutualism

c)

Tertiary Consumer

d)

Predation

12.

An interaction between organisms or species that is helpful to one but neither helpful nor harmful to the other

a)

Commensalism

b)

Competition

c)

Energy pyramid

d)

Heterotroph

13.

When more than one individual or population in an ecosystem relies on the same limited resources

a)

Competition

b)

Mutualism

c)

Predation

d)

Tertiary Consumer

14.

A relationship between organisms of different species where one organism benefits at the expense of the other

a)

Parasitsim

b)

Predation

c)

Tertiary Consumer

d)

Trophic level

15.

If food chains start with plants, where do plants get their energy from?

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16.

What is competition between two organisms?

a)

Reproduce at the same rate

b)

Are both active during the day

c)

Are both active during the night

d)

Require the same resources.

17.

When does energy present within any food web first enter an ecosystem?

a)

Decomposers bread down dead organisms.

b)

Producers absorb light

c)

Consumers feed on producers.

d)

Consumers feed on other consumers.

18.

How do consumers get their energy by-

a)

Engaging in photosynthesis

b)

Causing decay of organic matter

c)

absorbing nutrients from the soil

d)

eating other organisms

19.

Which explanation describes the importance of decomposers in a food web?

a)

They use photosynthesis to make their own food.

b)

They return nutrients to the soil for use by plants.

c)

They provide oxygen for animals to breathe.

d)

They store energy for later use by plants and animals.

20.

An organism that makes its own food

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Autotroph

c)

Parasitism

d)

Trophic Level

21.

An organism that must consume other organisms

for energy

a)

Tertiary consumer

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Parasitism

d)

Autotroph

22.

An organism

that gets its

energy by eating

secondary

consumers

a)

Predator

b)

Tertiary Consumer

c)

Prey

d)

Commensalism

23.

The position an

organism

occupies on

the food web

a)

Trophic Level

b)

Energy Pyramid

c)

Consumer

d)

Autotroph

24.

What do the arrows in a food web represent?

a)

The energy lost

b)

The transfer of energy

c)

The prey that is being eaten

d)

None of these