Organism Interactions in Ecosystems Food Webs

Overall, all the interactions between organisms in ecosystems...

• Keep ecosystems & populations unstable and random

• Keep ecosystems & populations stable and balanced

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In which type of interaction does one animal eat another for energy and nutrients? (a)  

• Competition
• Parasitism
• Predation
• Mutualism

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Which of the following is NOT a symbiotic relationship?

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

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What term describes organisms striving for the same limited resources?

• Competition

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

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Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship in which what occurs between the organisms?

• both organisms are harmed

• one benefits, the other is unaffected

• one benefits, the other is harmed

• one benefits by eating the other

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Fleas living within a mammal's fur describes this type of relationship: (a)  

• Competition
• Mutualism
• Predation
• Parasitism

Which interaction type is it when different male lions strive to find territories? (a)  

• Intraspecific Competition
• Interspecific Competition
• Commensalism
• Mutualism

A crab is protected from fish when an anemone rides on its shell. The anemone gets more food. (a)  

• Commensalism
• Competition
• Predation
• Mutualism

This interaction occurs when lions, cheetahs, and leopards all need the same food source. (a)  

• Intraspecific Competition
• Interspecific Competition
• Predation
• Mutualism

Orchid vines are skinny and grow on the trunk of trees to get more light and space with no negative effect.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Competition