Biological Interactions and Relationships - 5.1

Tree kangaroos live in the upper branches of trees in the rainforests of Queensland, as well as on the island of New Guinea. This is an example of the tree kangaroos ___.

• niche
• habitat
• community
• population

What is the name of an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals?

• producer
• prey
• predator
• decomposer

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Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower. This is an example of

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

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Groups of different populations that live in a given area and interact are called a(n)...

• Community

• Colony

• Population

• Ecosystem

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The study of interactions between organisms and their environment is

• niche

• community

• ecology

• ecosystem

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Rabbits and deer eat lettuce leaves from a garden.

^{What ecological interaction describes the relationship between rabbits and deer?}

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Predation

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All of the members of a particular species that live in one area are called a(an)

• biome.

• population

• community

• ecosystem.

In the ocean, a sea anemone attaches itself to the shell of a hermit crab. The stinging arms of the sea anemone protect the hermit crab, while the movement of the hermit crab brings food to the sea anemone. Which best describes the relationship between the sea anemone and the hermit crab?

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism

Role or position a species has in its environment

• habitat

• niche

• ecosystem

• biome

Which term best describes two predators living in the same habitat who feed on the same prey?

• coexistence

• competition

• mutualism

• predatory