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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 38mins
When organisms die and can no longer be seen in any part of the planet, it is considered ______________.
a memory
extinct
This is the term used to describe a variety of living organisms in an area.
biodiversity
rainforest
Silverfish live and hunt with army ants. They share the prey. They neither help nor harm the ants.
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism
Predation
A relationship that occurs when two or more organisms of the same species need the same resource at the same time
competition
symbiosis
predation
mutualism
commensalism
predator/prey
parasitsm
The ecological role an organism performs in their specific environment is considered the organism's...
Habitat
Population
Biome
Niche
Which of the following is an example of a predator-prey relationship?
A fox is a predator, and a rabbit is its prey.
A fox is a predator, and a bear is its prey
A mouse is a predator, and a fox is its prey.
A plant is a predator, and a fox is its prey.
Which of the following is an example of commensalism?
A bird eats berries and then spreads the seeds
A bird is hunted by a cat, killed, and eaten
A bird finds an existing hole in a tree and builds a nest in it.
A bird finds a small shellfish on a beach, cracks its shell, and eats it.
A species that plays a critical role in the health, maintenance, growth, or definition of an ecosystem.
keystone
invasive
engineer
predator
A species that does not belong in a balanced ecosystem, comes in, and changes it (usually for the worse).
flagnship
umbrella
invasive
predator
What is conservation?
using earths natural resources sustainably so future generations can use them
protecting natural resources from human use
all the different kinds of organisms living within a given area
using earths natural resources unsustainably so future generations cannot use them
Sustainability is making sure that the planet and its resources can continue to provide life.
True
False
