WorksheetsLC3 - Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
A ____________________ Relationship is when two living things "fight" for limited resources.
Dependent
Competitive
Food webs are models that show how energy flows in an ecosystem. What is the ultimate source of energy for all of the organisms in the food web shown above?
consumers
the sun
decomposers
producers
Hawks and owls eat the same type of food and struggle with one another to get their food. What is this an example of?
Competition
Biotic factor
Symbiosis
Population
What is a predator?
An animal who kills and eats other animals
An animal who is killed and is eaten by other animals
Which statement is true about symbiotic relationships?
Both species benefit
Neither species benefit
At least one species benefits
At least one species is harmed
In which type of symbiotic relationship does one species benefit while the other species is unaffected?
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
Predation
In which type of symbiotic relationship do both species benefit?
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
Predation
In which type of symbiotic relationship does one species benefit while the other species is harmed?
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
Predation
A shrimp is warned of danger by a fish and the fish gets a home dug by the shrimp. Which type of symbiotic relationship is this?
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
Predation
Rabbits and sheep both graze on shrubs, grasses, and other plants. The sharp rise in the population of rabbits in a region may result in a shortage of plants for sheep to graze upon. This relationship between sheep and rabbits is an example of _________.
commensalism
predation
parasitism
competition
A dodder plant wraps itself around the stem of a clover plant, seriously damaging the clover. Small root-like structures from the dodder allow it to gain nutrients and water from the clover. Which type of relationship does this represent?
mutualism
commensalism
competition
parasitism
As a bee feeds upon the nectar produced by a flower, the bee may become coated with the flower's pollen. As the bee flies from flower to flower, some of this pollen may contact a flower's pistil, resulting in pollination.
This relationship between the bee and the flower is an example of _________.
commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
competition
