Community Interactions Quiz

lOMoARcPSD|23780900 Name: ____________________________ SOL’s: LS.8a-b, LS.9a-e Answer Sheet 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Notes (+5) ___ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ 1. The job or role an organism plays within its habitat is called its — A. B. C. D. competition niche food chain address Date: _______ Test Grade: ____________ Section 8 - Populations and Communities 2. Which of these best describes the niche of a lion? A. B. C. D. Parasite Prey Predator Producer 3. A tick that feeds on the blood of animals is a A. B. C. D. parasite host predator competitor 4. Which term best describes the symbiotic relationship between a honeybee and a flower? A. B. C. D. commensalism predation competition mutualism 5. A whale has several barnacles attached to it. The barnacles receive a free ride but do not help or harm the whale. What type of symbiotic relationship does this best represent? A. B. C. D. Parasitism Mutualism Competition Commensalism lOMoARcPSD|23780900 6. Sparrows and mice both primarily eat seeds. Which term best describes the relationship between a sparrow and a mouse? A. B. C. D. cooperation predation mutation competition 7. Which of these illustrates a predator−prey relationship? A. B. C. D. A horse eating grass A flea feeding on a dog An eagle catching a fish A rooster fighting another rooster 9. These birds all live in Virginia. One of the bird’s main sources of food is the nectar inside long, trumpet-shaped flowers. A second bird eats mostly rodents. The third bird often is seen pecking into the bark of the local trees to get the insects just inside. Which of the following lists has correctly matched the pictured birds with their diets? A. Ruby-throated Hummingbird–nectar; Red- tailed Hawk–insects; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker–rodents B. Ruby-throated Hummingbird–insects; Red- tailed Hawk–nectar; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker–rodents C. Ruby-throated Hummingbird–rodents; Red-tailed Hawk–nectar; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker–insects D. Ruby-throated Hummingbird–nectar; Red- tailed Hawk–rodents; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker–insects 8. Which of these best describes a relationship shown by this African energy pyramid? A. B. C. D. The lion is the prey of the giraffes. Giraffes are the prey of the trees. Giraffes are predators of the lion. The lion is a predator of the giraffes. 10. Some insects are social insects because they live in colonies and cannot survive alone. Which of the following insects demonstrate social hierarchy? A. B. C. D. Honeybees monarch butterflies grasshoppers houseflies lOMoARcPSD|23780900 11. What is the establishment of a territory that ensures that members of a species have an adequate habitat to provide for basic resources? A. B. C. D. Social Hierarchy Territorial Imperative Cooperation Competition 15. Which species is considered to be primarily a prey animal? A. B. C. D. coyote bacteria owl rabbit Use the food web for #16 and #17. 12. Black bears roam over large territories. What effect would building shopping centers in these territories have on the bears? A. Promote an increase in black bear reproduction B. Stabilize the black bear population C. Reduce the black bears’ habitat D. Introduce a new bear population to the area 13. The island of Guam had no native snake species until the brown tree snake was introduced. What effect did this egg-eating snake have on the native bird populations? A. the B. Bird populations were not affected by snake’s introduction. Bird populations increased as the birds preyed on the snakes. C. Bird populations decreased as the snakes fed on the bird eggs. D. Bird populations increased as the snakes eliminated predators. 14. When a dog is holding a bone in his teeth and growls at another dog, this is an example of — A. B. C. D. courtship behavior. social behavior. aggression. imprinting. 16. Which of these populations is most likely to increase if the number of grasshoppers decreases? A. B. C. D. Plant Frog Praying mantis Owl 17. Which of the following animals is most dependent on the mouse for food? A. B. C. D. Owl Bear Praying Mantis Frog 18. Which of the following is an actual food chain — A. B. C. grass ฀ rabbit ฀ snake. hawk ฀ rabbit ฀ grass. fox ฀ rabbit ฀ grass. lOMoARcPSD|23780900 D. grass ฀ snake ฀ rabbit. D. decomposer 23. What is a consumer that eats only animals called? A. B. C. D. 19. The primary producer in the ecosystem above is the — A. B. C. D. plant rabbit hawk fox herbivore carnivore omnivore decomposer 24. Of the following, which is the correct progression in the food chain? A. B. C. D. Producers → herbivores → carnivores Herbivores → producers → carnivores Producers → carnivores → herbivores Carnivores → herbivores → producers 20. Lions usually live in prides made up of a few adult females, an adult male, and some younger lions. The females hunt together and the kill is shared with the pride. The lions’ method of hunting best illustrates — A. B. C. D. cooperation competition territoriality parasitism 21. A herbivore is an animal that eats only other – A. B. C. D. Animals Decaying material Plants Plants and animals 22. What is a consumer that eats plants and animals called? A. B. C. herbivore carnivore omnivore 25. In a food chain, the numbers of each type of population are usually in a relatively stable combination. A diagram of a food chain is shown above. If humans interfered by spraying an insecticide to kill the insects, what would be the next thing that would happen? A. The number of hawks would increase. B. The number of songbirds would decrease. C. The number of grass plants would decrease. D. The number of snakes would increase.