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What is an ecosystem?(2 points)
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Ecosystems consist of living and non-living things.(1 point)

True

False
Fill in the blank: Food webs show where organisms get _____ from.(1 point)

energy

nurtrients

food
Why is the predator/prey relationship important, especially in the example given with the rabbits and the foxes?(2 points)
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Why do owls and hawks both thrive in the same environment even though they compete for the same food?(1 point)

there is enough food for all

they have adapted to where one hunts at night and the other hunts at day

they both don't thrive

they eat different food
What is an example of a parasitic relationship?(2 points)
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The bacteria in a termite's stomach is considered what type of relationship?(1 point)

Mutalistic

Parasitic

Commensalism

Competition
Fill in the blanks:(1 point)
An orchid's relationship with are considered to be .The orchid gets more while the tree is neither helped nor harmed.
Match the definitions of the different types of symbiosis.(5 points)
Predation
Competition
Parasitism
Mutualism
Commensalism
What does an ecologist do?(1 point)

study all kinds of ecosystems, and knowing the interactions can help her or him preserve ecosystems.

a scientist who studies Earth's materials, processes, and history

a scientist who studies ancient life on Earth through fossils

specializes in studying life in the ocean.
Match the type of symbiosis relationship with the examples given.(5 points)
The honeybee pollinates the flower, helping it reproduce. The bee gets nutrients from the flower.
The killer whale and the seal both eat penguins.
The deer runs through fields of plants and the Burdock plant hitches a ride to spread its seed across the fields. The deer does not mind.
The snake eats the frog, the frog does not benefit
The mosquito drinks blood from humans. Humans can get diseases

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
1) What is an ecosystem? (2 pts)
- A community of living organisms (plants, animals, microbes) interacting with each other and with their non-living (abiotic) environment (air, water, soil, sunlight), including energy flow and nutrient cycling.

2) Ecosystems consist of living and non-living things. (1 pt)
- True

3) Fill in the blank: Food webs show where organisms get _____ from. (1 pt)
- energy

4) Why is the predator/prey relationship important, especially in the rabbits and foxes example? (2 pts)
- Predator–prey relationships regulate population sizes and maintain ecosystem balance. For example, foxes eating rabbits keeps rabbit numbers from overgrazing vegetation; when rabbit numbers rise, fox numbers can increase, and if rabbits fall, fox numbers decline — creating population cycles and healthier populations overall.

5) Why do owls and hawks both thrive in the same environment even though they compete for the same food? (1 pt)
- they have adapted to where one hunts at night and the other hunts at day

6) What is an example of a parasitic relationship? (2 pts)
- A tick feeding on a dog (or a tapeworm living in a human’s intestine). The parasite benefits while the host is harmed.

7) The bacteria in a termite's stomach is considered what type of relationship? (1 pt)
- Mutualistic

8) Fill in the blanks: An orchid's relationship with ___ are considered to be ___. The orchid gets more while the tree is neither helped nor harmed. (1 pt)
- trees; commensalism

9) Match the definitions of the different types of symbiosis. (5 pts)
- Predation: One organism kills and eats another.
- Competition: Two organisms compete for the same limited resources, harming one or both.
- Parasitism: One organism benefits (parasite) while the other is harmed (host).
- Mutualism: Both organisms benefit.
- Commensalism: One benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

10) What does an ecologist do? (1 pt)
- study all kinds of ecosystems, and knowing the interactions can help her or him preserve ecosystems.

11) Match the type of symbiosis with the examples given. (5 pts)
- Honeybee pollinates flower; bee gets nutrients → Mutualism
- Killer whale and seal both eat penguins → Competition
- Deer spreads Burdock seeds by carrying them; deer not harmed → Commensalism
- Snake eats the frog; frog does not benefit → Predation
- Mosquito drinks blood from humans; humans can get disease → Parasitism