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Question | Answer |
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A flea is a _____ because it feeds off of its host | parasite |
A dog is a _____ because a parasite feeds off of it | host |
When a butterfly drinks nectar from a flower, the flower is pollinated and the butterfly is fed. This relationship is called ________ | mutualism |
The struggle among organisms to survive in a habitat | competition |
Interaction in which one organism kills and eats the other organism | predation |
A close relationship between two species in which at least one species benefits | symbiosis |
A relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is neither helped nor harmed | commensalism |
A wolf kills and eats a rabbit is an _________ | example of predation |
A mosquito sucks blood from a host is an _______ | example of parasitism |
A clownfish is protected by a sea anemone, but the sea anemone is neither harmed nor helped is an ___ | example of commensalism |
A bee drinks nectar and a flower is pollinated is an _____ | example of mutualism |
An organism's specific role or its job in a habitat is called its _____ | niche |
Determining population size by counting each individual one-by-one is _____ | direct observation |
A method used to determine population size of a species that is spread out over a large area is _____ | sampling |
If birth rate is higher than death rate, | population increases |
Food, space, natural disasters, and predation are _________ that affect population growth | limiting factors |