Relationships in an Ecosystem

This is an example of______ because the small fish hitch a ride and eat scraps, but the shark is not affected.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

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Both animals are showing an example of (a)   as they fight for food.

• predation

• competition

This is an example of (a)  

• predation

• competition

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A mosquito biting you is a clear example of ______ as it feeds off the human, causing irritation to the human.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

This picture shows an example of

• population

• community

• ecosystem

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A close interaction between two species is

• speciation

• symbiosis

• capitalism

• communism

The role of an organism is called

• communism

• biotic factor

• niche

Living and nonliving things interacting in an environment is called:

• Organism

• Producer

• Consumer

• Ecosystem

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symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit

• competition

• Mutualism

• nitrogen fixation

• energy pyramid

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Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales. What kind of relationship is this?

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predatory