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WorksheetsEcological Relationships
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Barnacles sometimes live on the outside surface of other larger shelled organisms without causing any harm. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Predator-Prey
2.
Cows and pronghorn both eat the same types of food in areas of Utah. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Cooperation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Competition
3.
Ants protect soft bodied aphids and in return the aphids feed the ants a sugary drink. What is the ecological relationship?
a)
Cooperation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
4.
What term best describes the vole, the small rodent, in this image?
a)
Prey
b)
Predator
c)
Producer
d)
Competition
5.
Chickens will eat both insects and seeds. Which term best describes this feeding pattern?
a)
Omnivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Producer
6.
A clownfish uses a sea anenome as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anenome. This is an example of what type of relationship?
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Parasitism
7.
A mosquito feeds off of the blood of different organisms. This usually causes discomfort to the organism and sometimes disease and death. This is an example of:
a)
Parasitism
b)
Decomposition
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
8.
Vines grow on a tree. The vines get light but the tree is not affected. What kind of relationship is this?
a)
Competition
b)
Mutualism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Parasitism
9.
A tapeworm lives in a human’s skin, taking nutrients from the human. What is the role of the tapeworm in the relationship?
a)
Parasite
b)
Prey
c)
Host
d)
Parasitism
10.
An organism that helps to recycle nutrients within an ecosystem by eating dead or decaying organisms is a:
a)
Predator
b)
Autotroph
c)
Producer
d)
Decomposer
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