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Organism Relationships in Ecology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cattle egrets forage (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 the egrets are there or not.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

competition

d)

parasitism

2.

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

3.

Which best describe parasitism?

a)

Both organisms benefit positively from the relationship

b)

One organism benefits from the relationship the other is harmed

c)

One organism benefits from the relationship the other is not affected

d)

Both organisms benefit negatively from the relationship

4.

When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the ____________.

a)

host, hostess

b)

parasite, host

c)

host, parasite

d)

prey, predator

5.

Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.

a)

Predation

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Mutualism

6.

Remoras eat food left over by the shark it swims along with. The shark makes no attempt to prey upon the remora and there is no benefit to the shark having the left over food removed.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

7.

This is an example of....

a)

commensalism

b)

predation

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

8.
What is mutualism?
a)
One organism benefits greatly and the other is not harmed
b)
One organism benefits while the other is harmed
c)
Close relationship where both organisms benefit
9.

The organism that is harmed in a parasitic relationship?

a)

parasite

b)

host

c)

consumer

d)

producer

10.

The type of symbiotic relationship that helps one organism, but does not harm or help the other?

a)

parasitism

b)

mutualism

c)

commensalism

11.
A tapeworm lives in human intestines absorbing the nutrients that would normally be absorbed by the person.  This eventually causes the person to experience health problems.  This relationship is -
a)
predator/prey
b)
parasite/host
c)
herbivore/omnivore
d)
consumer/producer
12.
Where an organism lives
a)
habitat
b)
niche 
c)
heterotrogh
d)
biosphere
13.
Organisms that breaks down and absorbs nutrients from dead organisms 
a)
consumer
b)
trophic level
c)
decomposer
d)
species
14.
A high number of the same species of animals living in the same area, would most likely have what affect on their habitat?
a)

destroy most of the abiotic elements in the habitat

b)

raise the competition level for resources

c)

neither answer is correct

d)

all answers are correct

15.

All the members of one species living in the same area

a)

Population

b)

Organism

c)

Species

d)

Ecosystem

16.

All the different populations that live together in a particular area

a)

Organism

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Community

d)

Biotic Factor

17.

The community of organisms interact with each other and their environment

a)

Species

b)

Organism

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Community

18.

The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment

a)

Species

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecology

19.

What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

a)

The population keeps growing

b)

The population starts to die off

c)

The entire species will go extinct

d)

The carrying capacity just increases

20.

Something that regulates the size of a population is called...

a)

a limiting measure

b)

a limiting factor

c)

carrying capacity

d)

biodiversity