Ecological Relationships Quiz

What is the name of the insects that make sand pit traps and wait for ants to walk over them?

• Dragonflies

• Butterflies

• Antlions

• Beetles

What do antlions do to ants after dragging them underground?

• Feed them nectar

• Inject them with enzymes to digest them

• Bury them in sand

• Play with them

What is another name for antlions?

• Beetles

• Butterflies

• Dragonflies

• Doodlebugs

What happens to the population of antlions when the population of ants in a confined area increases?

• Decreases

• Increases

• Remains the same

• Fluctuates

What is an example of a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

• Predation

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

What is a parasite?

• An organism that gets its nutrients from another organism and causes harm to its host

• An organism that makes its own food

• An organism that competes for resources

• An organism that benefits from another organism without causing harm

What is an example of a mutualistic relationship?

• Acacia ants and acacia trees

• Barnacles and whales

• Dogs and cats

• Antlions and ants

What is commensalism?

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed

• A relationship where both organisms involved are harmed

• A relationship where both organisms involved benefit

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

What do ecological relationships impact?

• Only the population of a certain species

• The entire ecosystem

• The weather

• Human activity

What do scientists continue to learn about?

• Space exploration

• Ancient history

• Computer programming

• New ecological relationships