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Unit 4 M2 Lesson 1-2

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which symbols best describe mutualism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
-,0
2.
Which symbols best describe parasitism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
-,0
3.
Which symbols best describe commensalism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
0,0
4.
A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
neutralism
d)
parasitism
5.
Cattle egrets are birds that forage in fields among cattle. The egrets get easy access to food and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
6.
Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that feed on parasites found on an impala. The impala gets rid of parasites and the red-billed oxpeckers get a yummy dinner. This is an example of _______.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
neutralism
d)
competition
7.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales.
a)
Mutualsim 
b)
Parasitism 
c)
Commensalism 
8.
a relationship that occurs when two or more organims of the same species need the same resource at the same time
a)
competition
b)
symbiosis
c)
predation
9.
A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
competition
10.
Bacteria in the intestines of cows gain nutrients and aid in the cow's'  digestion
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
competition
11.
 Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower. What type of symbiosis is this?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
12.
Which interaction benefits both organisms?
a)
A flea living on a dog
b)
A bee pollinating a flower
c)
A tapeworm living inside an animal
d)
A mosquito biting a person
13.

A coyote captures, kills, and eats a rabbit. What type of relationship is this?

a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)

predator-prey

14.

Hermit crabs live in shells that snails don't use anymore. The hermit crab gets a nice free home. This neither harms nor helps the snails.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

15.

An example of cooperative relationship would be:

a)

a cleaner shrimp cleaning an eel

b)

a group of Ants taking food back to their nest

c)

a bird that can warn an alligator of danger

d)

a barnacle hitching a ride on a whale

16.

A coyote captures, kills, and eats a rabbit. What type of relationship is this?

a)

symbiotic

b)

Nonsymbiotic

17.

an eel is cleaned by cleaner shrimp. what type of relationship is this?

a)

symbiotic

b)

Nonsymbiotic

18.

Elephants look out for each other while drinking. what type of relationship is this?

a)

symbiotic

b)

Nonsymbiotic

19.

an orchid grows on a tree to better access sunlight. what type of relationship is this?

a)

symbiotic

b)

Nonsymbiotic

20.

a flea lives on and sucks the blood of a squirrel. What type of relationship is this?

a)

symbiotic

b)

nonsymbiotic

21.

a population is..

a)

one organism

b)

a group of different organisms

c)

a group of the same organisms

d)

all of the organisms that ever lived

22.

which contains both living and nonliving components?

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biosphere

23.

which is a limiting factor?

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Space to live

d)

weather/climate

24.

What happens to a population when it reaches an ecosystem's carrying capacity?

a)

the populaiton increases dramatically

b)

the population decreases dramatically

c)

the population levels off / stays steady

d)

the population is not affected by carrying capacity

25.

an example of a community:

a)

yourself

b)

all of the students in a classroom

c)

all of the living things on the Tenaya campus

d)

all of the living and nonligving things on the Tenaya campus

26.

an example of a population:

a)

yourself

b)

all of the students in a classroom

c)

all of the living things on the Tenaya campus

d)

all of the living and nonligving things on the Tenaya campus

27.

humans are a part of the ecosystem they live in

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Several populations make up a

a)

individual

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

biosphere

29.

several communities and non-living things they interact with make up a

a)

population

b)

ecosystem

c)

biosphere

d)

individual

30.

several individuals make up a

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

biosphere

31.

what is this?

a)

Individual

b)

population

c)

community

32.

what is this?

a)

Individual

b)

population

c)

community

33.

what is this?

a)

Individual

b)

population

c)

community