Question

Match each to their correct descriptions presented in numbers 1 to 10. Write your answer in you're your answer sheet.

a. Predation
b. Endoparasites
c. Competition
d. Commensalism
e. Mutualism
f. Symbiosis
g. Parasitism
h. Ectoparasites
i. Food Chain
j. Food web
Option:
1. A relationship in which one species benefit while the other receives neither benefit nor harm.
2. One species benefits and individuals of the other species are harmed.
3. Both species benefit.
4. Parasite that finds on the internal organs of the host.
5. The pursuit, capture, and killing of animals for food.
6. A simple model used to show how matter and energy moved through an ecosystem.
7. Any closer personal association among organisms of different species.
8. A parasite that feeds on the external part of a host.
9. Interaction between organisms or species in which both the organisms or species are harmed or not benefitted.
10. Model that shows all the possible feeding relationships at each trophic level in a community. ​

Answer 1

Each term from predation to the food web is matched to the corresponding description, ranging from interactions among species to models of energy flow in ecosystems.

Step-by-step explanation:

Match each term to their correct description:

1. a. Predation - The pursuit, capture, and killing of animals for food. (5)
2. b. Endoparasites - Parasite that finds on the internal organs of the host. (4)
3. c. Competition - Interaction between organisms or species in which both the organisms or species are harmed or not benefitted. (9)
4. d. Commensalism - A relationship in which one species benefit while the other receives neither benefit nor harm. (1)
5. e. Mutualism - Both species benefit. (3)
6. f. Symbiosis - Any closer personal association among organisms of different species. (7)
7. g. Parasitism - One species benefits and individuals of the other species are harmed. (2)
8. h. Ectoparasites - A parasite that feeds on the external part of a host. (8)
9. i. Food Chain - A simple model used to show how matter and energy moved through an ecosystem. (6)
10. j. Food web - Model that shows all the possible feeding relationships at each trophic level in a community. (10)