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6.1.4.2 Interactions Within Ecosystems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A long-term relationship between organisms of two species that usually involves an exchange of food or energy:

(a)  

2.

Match each type of symbiosis with its description:

a)

both organisms benefit

1.

mutualism

b)

one organism benefits, the other is not harmed or benefitted

2.

commensalism

c)

one organism benefits, the other is harmed

3.

parasitism

3.

Which emojis best represent commensalism?

a)

b)

c)

d)

4.

Which emojis best represent parasitism?

a)

b)

c)

d)

5.

Which emojis best represent mutualism?

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

6.

Wolves hunting in a pack:

a)

cooperative relationship

b)

competitive relationship

c)

predator-prey relationship

7.

Maples, oaks and beech trees growing in a forest:

a)

cooperative relationship

b)

competitive relationship

c)

predator-prey relationship

8.

Orcas hunting and eating seals.

a)

cooperative relationship

b)

competitive relationship

c)

predator-prey relationship

9.

Woodpeckers and squirrels both want to live in holes in trees.

a)

cooperative relationship

b)

competitive relationship

c)

predator-prey relationship

10.

Bees collect nectar and bring it back to the hive.

a)

cooperative relationship

b)

competitive relationship

c)

predator-prey relationship

11.

Fleas on a dog.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

12.

Egrets perch on the backs of cattle and eat insects stirred up by grazing.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

13.

Arctic foxes follow caribou. When the caribou dig through the snow for lichens, foxes can look for small mammals.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

14.

Ants live in the large thorns of acacia trees. Ants get a home; they protect the tree from herbivores.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

15.

A mosquito bites a human, transmitting a virus that causes a brain disease.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism