Biotic Relationships Quiz
1. Biotic relationships involves interactions between:
A
organisms and their living and non-living surroundings
B
living organisms of different species
C
organisms of the same species
2. The term 'symbiosis' means the 'living together' of different organisms for a:
A
permanent association always
B
short time
C
long time
3. The symbiotic relationship where two different organisms both benefit is called:
A
commensalism
B
mutualism
C
predator-prey relationship
4. A tick lives on a dog. In this case, the dog is the:
A
parasite
B
prey
C
host
5. A parasite derives nutrients from its host but does not kill it. This is because it:
A
would lose its food source
B
cannot kill the host
C
the host would kill it
6. Lions hunt and kill antelopes. The antelopes are the:
A
predators
B
prey
C
hosts
7. An example of commensalism where one organism benefits from the relationship but the other is neither helped nor harmed is:
A
a leech living on a possum
B
E. Coli
bacteria in the gut
C
influenza virus in the lungs
8. Sheep and rabbits require the same food - grass. This is an example of:
A
mutualism
B
competition
C
greed
9. The living thing formed from the mutualistic association of an alga and a fungus is the:
A
lichen
B
mushroom
C
seaweed
10. The clown fish living inside the sea anemone is an example of:
A
commensalism
B
predation
C
parasitism
11. The resources for which organisms compete may be:
A
food and water
B
nesting sites
C
both of the above
12. Beneficial bacteria in the gut produce Vitamin C for humans and in return use the digested food for their food source. This is an example of:
A
predation
B
parasitism
C
mutualism
13. The term 'biotic' means:
A
survival
B
non-living
C
living
14. One other resource for which organisms compete apart from food and water is:
A
space such as nesting sites
B
disease such as bacteria
C
ozone
15. The name for the relationship between the water buffalo and the small bird which rids the buffalo of annoying ticks and other parasites is:
A
mutualism
B
parasitism
C
neither of the above
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