Symbiotic Relationships
Vocabulary
Ecology
Food Web
Ecosystems
100
A clown fish lives between the tentacles of anemones. The clown fish protects the anemone from eating fish, while the anemone protects the clown fish from predators. What type of relationship is this?
What is mutualism.
100
What is a niche?
What is the role the population plays in the ecosystem.
100
What is the primary source of energy used by producers during photosynthesis? A. thermal energy from the sun C. chemical energy from food and oxygen B. light energy from the sun D. chemical energy from carbon dioxide and water
B. Light energy from the sun from Carbon dioxide and water
100
In all Food Webs, what is the ultimate source of energy?
What is sunlight.
100
In an ecosystem where rainfall and the amount of grass is plentiful, the population of antelope has reduced. What factor would best explain why this has happened?
There is an increased number of predators.
200
Which of the following determines where a population can live? A. Whether its needs are met by the biotic factors in the habitat. B. Whether its needs are met by the abiotic factors in the habitat. C. Whether its needs are met by the abiotic and biotic factors in the habitat. D. Whether its needs are met by the other populations in the habitat.
C. Whether its needs are met by the abiotic and biotic factors in the habitat.
200
What are species who are brought into an ecosystem by human action?
What are introduced species.
200
In Africa, the cheetah preys only on the antelope. If the number of cheetahs increased, what change will most likely happen first?
The antelope population will decrease.
200
What is the base of the food pyramid? Give an example.
What are Producers. Example: Plants, phytoplankton, bacteria, etc.
200
In a tropical forest, which of these limiting factors will affect low- growing plants? A. air B. water C. shelter D. sunlight
What is (D) sunlight.
300
Barnacles are crustaceans that attach themselves to whales. The barnacles are transported to new feeding grounds, without affecting the whale. What type of relationship is this?
What is Commensalism.
300
Ex: A prairie dog, badger, prairie chicken, and grass. A. This a population B. This is a community C. This is an ecosystem D. This is an individual
B. This is a community.
300
Which is the primary consumer in this food chain? Plants--->Beetle--->Toad--->Snake--->Owl
What is the beetle.
300
Which animal is both a predator and prey? A. owl B. plant C. snake D. cricket
What is a (C) snake.
300
Consider the habitat, wetland. Imagine a very hot summer with little rain. What would be the limiting factor for the populations of the animals living in the wetland?
What is water.
400
Which of these statements best describes the relationship of mutualism between hermit crabs and anemones? A. Hermit crabs and anemones live in the same ecosystem and can eat similar organisms. B. Anemones can move on their own by using their tentacles and pedal disk. The pedal disk is on the side of the anemone that is opposite its mouth. C. Anemones cannot move very quickly, but they can sting predators. When an anemone is riding on a hermit crab’s shell, the anemone protects the crab from predators. D. When hermit crabs grow too big for a shell, they leave it behind and move to a larger shell. If an anemone has attached itself to the old shell, the hermit crab will move the anemone to its new shell.
C.Anemones cannot move very quickly, but they can sting predators. When an anemone is riding on a hermit crab’s shell, the anemone protects the crab from predators.
400
Give an example of a native species from Florida.
Answers may vary. (Florida panther, Elm, Alligator, Coral, Cattails, Tarpon, Southern Magnolia)
400
What two resources might sand-dune grasses and palm trees compete for in an ecosystem?
What are soil and water.
400
Which of these limiting factors can affect native populations in this ecosystem? A. lack of water B. lack of sunlight C. effective drainage D. changing conditions
D. Changing conditions
400
Consider there are herons (type of bird) living in an ecosystem, along with crabs, small birds, insects and plants. What might happen to the herons if there was a drought in the ecosystem?
Herons would have less food because they eat organisms that depend on the water.
500
Which of the following sets of organisms are part of the same population in an oak tree community? A. two different butterflies B. oak tree and lichen C. squirrel and woodpecker D. four fungi growing on the trunk
D. four fungi
500
4. Aphids can infest and damage plants. Ladybugs eat these aphids. Ladybugs often live on such plants in order to be near their food source. Which answer describes the relationships in this example? A. parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism B. parasitism, predation, and mutualism C. parasitism, predation, and commensalism D. commensalism, mutualism, and predation
B. parasitism, predation, and mutualism
500
Which organisms compete for the resources soil and water? A. dolphins and sandpipers B. grasshoppers and crabs C. sandpipers and seagulls D. palm trees and sand-dune grasses
D.
500
What do the arrows in the food web represent?
What is the flow of energy from one organism to another. Energy Transfer.
500
Which of the following is a biotic factor that can limit the number or organisms in an ecosystem. A. quantity of light B. range of temperatures C. quantity of predators D. soil composition
What is (C) quantity of predators.
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