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Community Interactions

Biology ⇒ Ecology and Environment

Community Interactions starts at 8 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Community Interactions. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
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A case study describes a coral reef where cleaner fish remove parasites from larger fish. What type of interaction is this?
A case study describes a forest where a fungus releases toxins that inhibit the growth of nearby plants. What type of interaction is this?
A case study describes a forest where two bird species feed on the same insect but at different heights in the trees. What is this an example of?
A fungus grows on a tree, causing disease and harming the tree. What type of interaction is this?
Describe how invasive species can disrupt community interactions.
Describe how resource partitioning can reduce competition between species.
Describe one example of commensalism in a terrestrial ecosystem.
Describe the role of allelopathy in plant community interactions.
Explain how mimicry can be a result of community interactions.
Explain the concept of keystone species and their role in community interactions.
Explain the difference between interspecific and intraspecific competition.
Explain the difference between obligate and facultative mutualism.
Explain why some parasites do not kill their hosts.
Which type of community interaction is illustrated when a bird eats insects off the back of a buffalo, benefiting both?