Predation Competition & Symbiosis

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This type of interaction occurs when 2 organisms live closely together for survival.

Symbiosis

Competition

Predation

Cymbalosis

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

Symbiosis

Competition

Predation

Collaboration

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

_______ occurs when 1 organisms kills and eats another for food.

Symbiosis

Competition

Predation

Collaboration

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A lion kills and eats a zebra. This is an example of

Symbiosis

Competition

Predation

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Two male deer fight over a female. This is an example of

Symbiosis

competition

predation

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Gobi fish and shrimp live closely together. The nearly blind shrimp keeps a burrow for it and the Gobi fish to live. The Gobi warns the shrimp of predators. The shrimp lets the fish live in the burrow. This is an example of

mutualism

commensalism

parasitism

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Hermit crabs use the shells of dead snails for homes. What type of interaction is this?

mutualism

commensalism

parasitism

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Tapeworms enter the body of their host. They live by taking nutrients from the host organism. This is an example of

mutualism

commensalism

parasitism

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A type of symbiosis in which both species benefit is called...

mutualism

commensalism

parasitism

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A type of symbiosis in which one species benefits and the other is not affected is...

mutualism

commensalism

parasitism

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A type of symbiosis in which one species benefits and the other is harmed or killed...

mutualism

commensalism

parasitism

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Remora are small fish with a sucker-like organ that allows them to attach themselves to larger animals like a shark. By doing this, the remora is able to gain protection from the presence of the shark while helping the shark stay clear from parasites. This relationship shows _?

parasitism

mutualism

commensalism

predation

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The introduction of a non-native species into an ecosystem can result in serious ecological problems. This is often because the non-native species –

adapt to changes quickly

mutations

lacks natural predators

provides additional genetic diversity

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What factor would cause animals of the same species to begin competing with one another?

increase in precipitation

the presence of decomposers

the introduction of a new food source

limited supply of resources

15.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. The whale is unaffected.

commensalism

mutualism

predation

laziness

16.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

As buffalos walk through grass, insects become active and are seen and eaten by cowbirds.

commensalism

mutualism

competition

predation

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Lichens consist of fungus and alga. The fungus provides a structure on which the alga can grow. The alga produces sugar that the fungus can use. What type of relationship exists between these two organisms?

predation

parasitism

mutualism

competition

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The word symbiosis has a Greek origin. What is the MOST LIKELY translation of the word in Greek?

hiding

building

making food

living together

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The clownfish lives among the tentacles of tropical sea anemones. The stinging tentacles of the anemone protect the clownfish from predators. The mucus on the fish protects it from the tentacles. In turn, the anemone is provided food from the predators that approach the anemone to eat the clownfish. What type of relationship does this example describe?

parasitism

mutualism

competition

commensalism

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When two different species compete for resources, it is ____________ competition.

interspecific

habitat

symbiosis

intraspecies

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