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Which is an example of a predator-prey relationship?
a) The relationship between a duck and a pond of water.
b) The relationship between a lion and a zebra.
c) The relationship between a bee and a flower.
d) The relationship between a hen and a rooster.

An example of interspecific competition is
a) two male birds competing for the same female.
b) two male lions competing to lead the same pride
c) two species of big cats competing for the same antelope.
d) all of the above.

4. Which could possibly be a pioneer species during primary succession?
a) the first trees to grow in a new forces
b) the first grass on new soil
c) the first lichen on new rock
d) the first layer of grass in a new park

Hawks and foxes compete to eat field mice. This is a form of a.
a) intraspecific predation.
b) interspecific competition
c) competitive exclusion
d) random dispersion

8. Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor?
a) human activities
b) volcanoe
c) unusual weather
d) competition for resources

7. Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This pattern is called
a) type I dispersion
b) random dispersion
c) uniform dispersion
d) clumped dispersion

5. When two species compete for the same resources, they sometimes divide this resource. This is an example of
a) niche partioning
b) niche equivalency
c) evolutionary response
d) ecological equivalence

3. Which of the following is a parasite?
a) the goby fish
b) the hermit crab
c) the shrimp
d) the roundworm

a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
a) symbiosis
b) mutualism
c) commensalism
d) parasitism

a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other species is not affected
a) symbiosis
b) mutualism
c) commensalism
d) parasitism

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