Ecological Relationships

Pseudoscorpions often hitch rides on the backs of large beetles or true bugs. What is the ecological relationship?

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Cooperation

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What term best describes the grasshopper?

• Herbivore
• Predator-prey
• Competition
• Producer

Barnacles sometimes live on the outside surface of other larger shelled organisms without causing any harm. What is the ecological relationship?

• Mutualism
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Predator-Prey

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Cows and pronghorn both eat the same types of food in areas of Utah. What is the ecological relationship?

• Cooperation
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Competition

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Ants protect soft bodied aphids and in return the aphids feed the ants a sugary drink. What is the ecological relationship?

• Cooperation
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Mutualism

What is the ecological relationship shown in this image of a robberfly and beetle?

• Cooperation
• Parasitism
• Predator-prey
• Competition

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What term best describes the vole, the small rodent, in this image?

• Prey
• Predator
• Producer
• Competition

Termite colonies have workers, soldiers, and kings and queens that each have different jobs. What is the ecological relationship?

• Cooperation
• Parasitism
• Commensalism
• Competition

Native sponges and introduced muscles are both filter feeders in many of the Great Lakes.  What is the ecological relationship?

• Predator-Prey
• Parasitism
• Carnivore
• Competition

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Chickens will eat both insects and seeds. Which term best describes this feeding pattern?

• Omnivore
• Carnivore
• Herbivore
• Producer