Ecological Interactions

There are three types of symbiotic relationships. Check all that apply.

• Platonic

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Universal

The organism that is hunted and eaten in a particular feeding relationship is known as:

• Predator
• Decomposer
• Prey
• Autotroph

A clownfish uses a sea anenome as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anenome. This is an example of what type of relationship?

• Predator-Prey
• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism

Wasps often lay their eggs just inside the eggs of butterflies. After the caterpillar is born, the wasps continue lurking in the flesh of the caterpillar, soaking up more nutrients and drinking its blood. The wasp larva must keep its host alive, so it avoids damaging the vital organs.

What type of symbiosis is being described?

• predator/prey

• competition

• commensalism

• parasitism

What is symbiosis?

• Two species that never interact
• Two similar species that live close together and interact
• Two different species that live close together and interact
• Symbols created by two species

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When a bird makes an nest on a tree, this benefits the bird by giving it shelter. However, it does not harm nor benefit the tree too. What is this interaction called?

• Competition

• Mutalism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism