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Ecological Relationships w/ Graphs

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lichens are close associations of fungi and algae. The fungi hold the water supply and the algae perform photosynthesis to manufacture carbohydrates for both organisms.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

2.

In the jungles of South America lives a thorn tree call an acacia. A species of ant eats secretions of the acacia, drinks its sap, and raises its young in the hollow thorns. The ants also keep competing vines from growing near the acacia tree and they help repel any insects that would damage the acacia tree.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

3.

Lactobacilli are a type of bacteria that live in our lungs and destroy many of the microorganisms that enter our respiratory system. They are highly adapted to living in our lungs and can't survive in many other habitats.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

4.

_______ occurs when two organisms are trying to acquire or get the same resources.

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Competition

c)

Predation

d)

Collaboration

5.
Barn owls hunt shrews. In this example what is a barn owl?
a)
Herbivore/Predator
b)
Carnivore/Prey
c)
Carnivore/Predator
6.

According to the graph, what is causing the deer population to decrease

a)

They got sick

b)

The wolf population is decreasing

c)

The wolf population increased

d)

They ran out of food

7.

Predator population lags behind prey population because......

a)

Increase in predators leads to decrease in prey

b)

Increase in predators leads to increase in prey

c)

Increase in predators leads to decrease in producers

d)

Increase in producers leads to increase in prey

8.
What statement is TRUE about the graph?
a)
The prey is the green line because there needs to be more prey than predators.
b)
The prey is the red line because there needs to be more predators than prey.
c)
The green line is the producers
d)
The red line is the producers
9.

The largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term is...

a)

carrying capacity

b)

emigration

c)

immigration

d)

population density

10.

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

11.

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

a)

1000

b)

8000

c)

800

d)

600

12.

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

a)

around 500

b)

more than 800

c)

less than 300

d)

around 700

13.

A scientist was studying a population of fish in a pond over a period of 10 years. He observed that the population increased each year for 3 years, and then remained nearly constant for the rest of the study. The best explanation for this observation is that the population had

a)

stopped reproducing

b)

reached carrying capacity

c)

mutated into a different species

d)

run out of food and all died

14.

When one organism eats another organism.

a)

Competition

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predation

e)

Mutualism

15.

When two organisms fight for the same resource

a)

Competition

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predation

e)

Mutualism

16.

When one organism benefits while the other organism is neither helped or hurt.

a)

Competition

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predation

e)

Mutualism

17.

When one organism benefits while the other organism is hurt.

a)

Competition

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predation

e)

Mutualism

18.

What is the relationship shown?

a)

Predation

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

e)

Mutualism

19.

What is the relationship shown?

a)

Predation

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

e)

Mutualism

20.

What is the relationship shown?

a)

Predation

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

e)

Mutualism

21.

What is the relationship shown?

a)

Predation

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

e)

Mutualism

22.

What is the relationship shown?

a)

Predation

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

e)

Mutualism

23.

What is the relationship shown?

a)

Predation

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

e)

Mutualism

24.

What is the relationship shown?

a)

Predation

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

e)

Mutualism

25.

What is the relationship shown?

a)

Predation

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

e)

Mutualism

26.

What is the relationship shown?

a)

Predation

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

e)

Mutualism

27.

What is the relationship shown?

a)

Predation

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

e)

Mutualism