
12a Symbiotic Relationships Flashcards
Quiz by Kabreena Attaway
High School
Biology (2017)
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- Q1MutualismBoth organisms benefit from the interaction(Ex: A bee pollinating a flower.)30sBIOL.12a
- Q2ParasitismOne organism helps itself while hurting another.(Ex: A tapeworm living in a dog.)30sBIOL.12a
- Q3CommensalismOne organism helps itself without helping or hurting the other organsim.(Ex: Moss grows on a tree without affecting the tree.)30sBIOL.12a
- Q4PredationOne organism kills and eats another organism.(Ex: A snake eating a mouse.)30sBIOL.12a
- Q5CompetitionTwo organisms share a limited resource like food or water and must compete over it30sBIOL.12a
- Q6What type of interaction is pollination?Pollination is mutalistic. The pollinators (bees, wasps, birds) get food and the plants sexually reproduce.30sBIOL.12a
- Q7Scavengers participate in which type of interaction?They have a commensalistic relationship with predators.30sBIOL.12a
- Q8Do competitive organisms have to directly interact?NO, Organisms competing over food or water may never directly interact with each other30sBIOL.12a
- Q9What resources might organisms of the same species compete over?1. Mating Partners 2. Territory 3. Food30sBIOL.12a
- Q10When would two different species compete?When they occupy the same niche30sBIOL.12a
- Q11How can two species avoid competition?They can occupy different niches30sBIOL.12a
- Q12What gives a non-native species a competitive advantage?They have no natural predators30sBIOL.12a
- Q13What is an organism's niche?The role of a species. The resources it uses and how it affects the environment30sBIOL.12a
- Q14What happens to a population that is being out-competed by another?The population will shrink, and possibly die out30sBIOL.12a