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Evolution & Species Interactions Test

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  • Q1
    A relationship between two species where one benefits while the other is harmed.
    parasitism
    commensalism
    naturalism
    mutualism
    30s
  • Q2
    A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.
    commensalism
    competition
    mutualism
    parasitism
    30s
  • Q3
    Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales. What kind of relationship is this?
    Question Image
    mutualism
    parasitism
    commensalism
    30s
  • Q4
    The interaction in which an individual of one species kills & consumes an individual of another.
    parasitism
    symbiosis
    herbivory
    predation
    30s
  • Q5
    A rabbit eating a carrot is an example of
    commensalism
    herbivory
    parasitism
    symbiosis
    30s
  • Q6
    If 2 members of the same bird species compete for the same tree to build a nest in, this is ...
    mutualism
    interspecific competition
    intraspecific competition
    commensalism
    30s
  • Q7
    Many plants have developed complicated defenses to protect themselves against _______.
    predation
    parasitism
    herbivory
    invasive species
    30s
  • Q8
    Occurs when members of 2 or more species interact to gain access to the same limited resources
    interspecific competition
    intraspecific competition
    commensalism
    mutualism
    30s
  • Q9
    What does Image A represent?
    Question Image
    population
    ecosystem
    community
    individual
    30s
  • Q10
    What does Image D represent?
    Question Image
    community
    ecosystem
    individual
    population
    30s
  • Q11
    What does Image B represent?
    Question Image
    community
    individual
    population
    ecosystem
    30s
  • Q12
    What does Image C represent?
    Question Image
    ecosystem
    population
    individual
    community
    30s
  • Q13
    What do we call a trait that helps an organism survive?
    Question Image
    extinction
    evolution
    adaptation
    variation
    30s
  • Q14
    Why do species overproduce (create a lot of offspring)?
    Most of the offspring will not survive
    Most species do not overproduce
    30s
  • Q15
    Which of the following species is likely to become extinct?
    A species with few predators
    A species that is well adapted to its environment
    A species with a lot of genetic variation
    A species that is losing its habitat
    30s

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