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Predation Quiz Answers
1. True or False: Predation lowers the fitness of the predator.
false 2. True or False: Grazing is a type of predation in which the prey is not
killed.
true 3. Describe the predator-prey relationship.
This relationship is the interaction between two organisms of unlike species. One organism acts as predator that captures and feeds on the other organism, which serves as the prey. 4. List the three types of predation.
true predation, parasitism, and grazing 5. Give two examples of predator-prey relationships.
Answers may vary: the lion and zebra, the bear and fish, and the fox and rabbit. 6. Which of the following is an example of grazing?
a) wolves eating rabbits
b) whales eating plankton
c) cows eating grass
d) lions eating fox
7. Which of the following may be a keystone species?
a) Plants, because they are producers.
b) Wolves, because they control the deer and rabbit populations.
c) Rabbits, because they control the plant populations.
d) Deer, because they control the rabbit population.
8. Leaf insects take on the appearance of a leaf. This is an example of
a) parasitism.
b) symbiosis.
c) camouflage.
d) mimicry.
9. Some species of non-poisonous frogs have similar bright colors as
poisonous frogs. This is an example of
a) parasitism.
b) symbiosis.
c) camouflage.
d) mimicry.
10. What traits may help an organism be an effective hunter?
a) camouflage
b) speed
c) good sense of smell and/or sight
d) all of the above