Predation and Competition

A seagull eats a starfish. The starfish is a ________________.

• Prey

• Predator

• Parasite

• Consumer

• Predator and consumer

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A snake and a hawk both live in the wooded area of a forest. Both the snake and the hawk compete for food sources. What is this competition an example of?

• codominance

• inside competition

• instraspecific

• interspecific

In the fall, bears forage for food to plump up for the winter hibernating months. Two bears live in the same habitat and compete for a cave in which to hibernate. This is an example of what type of competition?

• inside competition

• codominance

• intraspecific

• interspecific

Barn owls hunt shrews. In this example, what is a barn owl?

• herbivore / predator

• carnivore / predator

• carnivore / prey

• herbivore / prey

A consumer that hunts to get energy is called a ______________.

• a producer

• a predator

• an omnivore

• a herbivore

The predator - prey relationship is based primarily on the quest for _________________.

• space

• energy

• symbiosis

• help

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A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________________.

• mutualism

• predation

• competition

• parasitism

Predation involves which two things?

• Commensalism

• Predator

• Niche

• Parasitism

• Prey

Two male rabbits live in a habitat together. They both compete for mates and territory during the summer months. This is an example of what type of competition?

• interspecific

• codominance

• intraspecific

• inside competition

In a forest ecosystem, wolves hunt deer for food. What role do the wolves play in this scenario?

• A) Prey

• B) Predator

• C) Parasite

• D) Producer

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