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Ecosystem Interaction Scenarios
Read each scenario and choose the interaction that best describes it. Then answer the questions in your own words.
Identify the interaction
Choose the best ecological relationship for each scenario.
1.A kookaburra catches and eats a grasshopper in a woodland. Which interaction is this?
- Predation
- Competition
- Mutualism
- Commensalism
- Parasitism
2.Two wallabies feed on the same limited patch of grass. Which interaction best describes their relationship?
- Predation
- Competition
- Mutualism
- Commensalism
- Parasitism
3.A native bee collects nectar from a grevillea flower and carries pollen to another flower. The bee gets food and the plant can reproduce. What is this interaction?
- Predation
- Competition
- Mutualism
- Commensalism
- Parasitism
4.A small bird uses a kangaroo's movements to find insects stirred up in the grass. The bird benefits, while the kangaroo is not noticeably helped or harmed. Which interaction is this?
- Predation
- Competition
- Mutualism
- Commensalism
- Parasitism
5.A tick feeds on a wallaby's blood and may make the wallaby unwell. Which interaction does this describe?
- Predation
- Competition
- Mutualism
- Commensalism
- Parasitism
Explain the effects
Use the examples in each question to explain how organisms are affected by their interactions.
6.In the bee and grevillea example, explain how each species benefits from the interaction.
7.When a kookaburra catches grasshoppers, describe one short-term effect on the grasshopper population and one possible long-term effect if this happens often.
8.Two wallabies are using a small area of grass for food. Suggest one action people could take to provide them with more feeding resources, and explain how the action could help.
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