Ecological Relationships

A behavior or characteristic that makes an organism more successful in its environment is called

• natural selection.
• adaptation.
• niche

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An organism's role in its environment is called its

• natural selection.
• adaptation.
• niche

A shark kills and eats a smaller fish.  Which type of interaction is this?

• predation
• competition
• symbiosis

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A sundew plant kills and eats a fly.  Which type of interaction is this?

• predation
• competition
• symbiosis

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Woodpeckers and squirrels fight over nesting rights in the same tree.  Which type of interaction is this?

• predation
• competition
• symbiosis

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Plants develop far-reaching root systems to try to get the most water.  Which type of interaction is this?

• predation
• competition
• symbiosis

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Ants farm aphids to get honeydew.  Aphids receive protection and are moved to new plants when they need more food.  Which type of symbiosis is this?

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism

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Carrier crabs use sea urchins as shields and move them to new feeding grounds.  Which type of symbiosis is this?

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism

The blind pistol shrimp digs holes for itself and the goby fish to live in.  The fish alerts the shrimp to predators and they both retreat into the hole.  Which type of symbiosis is this?

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism

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A louse cuts off a fish's blood supply and then becomes the fish's tongue, eating its food.  Which type of symbiosis is this?

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism