Symbiosis Quiz for 6th Grade

What is an ecosystem?

• A place with only plants

• A type of symbiotic relationship

• All the living and nonliving things in an area

• A place where only animals live

Which of the following is an example of mutualism?

• A tick on a dog

• A remora fish on a shark

• A fox hunting a rabbit

• A sea anemone and a clown fish

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What is predation?

• A relationship where one organism eats another

• A relationship where both organisms benefit

• A relationship where one organism is harmed

• A relationship where one organism is neither helped nor harmed

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What is parasitism?

• A relationship where one organism is neither helped nor harmed

• A relationship where both organisms are harmed

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

• A relationship where both organisms benefit

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Which of the following is an example of commensalism?

• A bee and a flower

• A remora fish on a shark

• A mistletoe on a tree

• A lion and a zebra

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Why is predation important in an ecosystem?

• It helps plants grow faster

• It prevents overpopulation of prey species

• It harms all organisms involved

• It stops competition between species

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What do food webs show?

• The speed of each predator

• The number of plants in an ecosystem

• Where each organism gets its energy from

• The size of each organism

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How can two organisms like the owl and the hawk thrive in the same ecosystem?

• They hunt at different times

• They do not compete for resources

• They eat the same food at the same time

• They live in different ecosystems

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Why are bacteria in a termite’s stomach considered mutualistic?

• The termite benefits, but the bacteria are harmed

• Both the termite and the bacteria benefit

• The bacteria benefit, but the termite is harmed

• The bacteria harm the termite

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What is competition in an ecosystem?

• A relationship where one organism is neither helped nor harmed

• A relationship where one organism eats another

• A relationship where organisms compete for the same resource

• A relationship where organisms help each other

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