Ecological Relationship

A feeding relationship where one organism hunts and one is hunted, such as a Lynx hunting a snowshoe hare, is known as:

• Commensalism

• Decomposistion

• Mutualism

• Predator-Prey

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In the relationship between the Giant Trevally and the seabird, the seabird is the:

• Predator

• Decomposer

• Prey

• Autotroph

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All the populations of all the different species that live together in a particular area

• Mutualism

• Community

• Commensalism

• Predator/Prey

The Brown-headed Cowbird is a _________ parasite, meaning that it lays its eggs in nests of other species. The foster parents then unknowingly raise the young cowbirds, usually at the expense of their own offspring.

• host

• decomposing

• brood

• mutual

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This is transferred between organisms in a food chain and is represented by arrows…

• nutrients

• photosynthesis

• niche

• energy

• food web

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What makes Fungi so unique when it comes to trophic levels?  

• They are producers so they can be high or low 

• They are consumers of only plants

• They are consumers of all types of organisms because they decompose 

• They are consumers of only the primary trophic level

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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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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

A honeybee and flower relationship in which the flower provides nectar for the honey and the honey can help pollinate other flowers is an example of ________________.

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Competition

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A relationship that describe a close interaction between two different species is known as what? (This is the broad "umbrella" term.)

• Biodiversity

• Symbiosis

• Predation

• Emigration

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