Ecosystems

An ecosystem is made up of _______ and ________ things.

• Living and nonliving
• Alive and dead
• Plants and animals
• Land and water

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What does the word organism mean?

• Living thing
• Nonliving thing
• Organs in your body
• Organ player

What is the long-lasting relationship between two different organisms?

• Symbiosis
• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• Commensalism

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Which type of symbiosis has both organisms benefit?

• Symbiosis
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Mutualism

In which type of symbiosis does one organism benefit and one is not affected?

• Symbiosis
• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism

In which type of symbiosis does one benefit and one is harmed?

• Symbiosis 
• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• Commensalism

A clownfish cleaning a sea anemone and the anemone protecting the clownfish is an example of what?

• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Organism
• Mutualism

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A hookworm living in the intestines of a dog and taking nutrients away from the dog, making it sick shows:

• Parasitism
• Organism
• Mutualism
• Commensalism

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A cattle egret hanging out on top of an elephant and eating insects that fly up out of the grass as the elephant walks shows:

• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Organism

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All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are __________.

• biotic
• biology
• abiotic
• biography

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