Relationships between organisms Quiz
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1. A fungus on tree roots helps the tree absorb water and the tree gives the fungus sugars. This is
- A. parasitism
- B. predation
- C. commensalism
- D. mutualism
2. Two lions fighting over the same kill are showing
- A. interspecific competition
- B. intraspecific competition
- C. predation
- D. mutualism
3. In malaria, the vector is
- A. the Plasmodium parasite
- B. the liver
- C. the red blood cell
- D. the female Anopheles mosquito
4. A head louse feeds on blood on the scalp. It is
- A. an ectoparasite
- B. an endoparasite
- C. a predator
- D. a mutualist
5. Which control of malaria breaks the life cycle by stopping bites?
- A. Eating more fruit
- B. Draining water
- C. Sleeping under an insecticide-treated bed net
- D. Using a magnifying glass