Biology Quiz on Organism Interactions

What is the process by which organisms become better suited to their environment?

• Commensalism

• Adaptation

• Parasitism

• Predation

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Which term describes a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predation

What is the interaction called when two species compete for the same resources?

• Symbiosis

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Adaptation

In a parasitic relationship, what is the organism called that provides a home and nutrients to the parasite?

• Predator

• Prey

• Host

• Niche

What is the term for a relationship where both species benefit?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Predation

• Commensalism

What is an organism called that lives on or in a host and causes harm?

• Predator

• Prey

• Parasite

• Symbiosis

What is the relationship called where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Adaptation

What is the interaction called where one organism hunts and eats another?

• Predation

• Symbiosis

• Competition

• Mutualism

What is an organism called that hunts and eats other organisms?

• Prey

• Host

• Predator

• Parasite

What is an organism called that is hunted and eaten by another organism?

• Predator

• Prey

• Host

• Parasite

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