ecosystem interactions

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

• coexistence

• competition

• mutualism

• predatory

A pride of lions stalks, tackles, and kills an antelope. Which is best being demonstrated?

• predation

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

The Texas Kangaroo Rat, native to north-central Texas, makes its home in mesquite bushes.  If the mesquite bushes are cleared for human homes , which of the following is the most probable result?

• The rat population will rise (increase).
• The rat population will decline (decrease).
• The rat population will stay the same.
• The rat population will double.

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An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a 

• predator
• prey
• population

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The polar bear's white fur allows it to hide in the cold arctic. This adaptation is called________________.

• White on white
• Camouflage
• Color matching
• behavioral adaptation 

The Great Horned Owl has his eyes in the front of his head. What can you conclude about this fact?

• The Horned Owl is a prey
• The Horned Owl is a predator

Animals that hunt are

• prey
• people
• predators

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________________ are consumers that eat ONLY PLANTS.

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Producers

__________________ are consumers that eat ONLY MEAT (other animals)?

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Producers

• Herbivores

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What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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