Species Coexistence Worksheet
Explore the fascinating ways different species interact and coexist in various ecosystems with this Grade 7 science worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet explores how different species interact and coexist in their environments.
1. Which type of interaction benefits both species involved?
Competition
Predation
Mutualism
Parasitism
2. What happens when two species compete for the same limited resource?
Both species thrive equally.
One species outcompetes the other.
They form a mutualistic relationship.
The resource increases in abundance.
3. Commensalism is an interaction where one species benefits and the other is harmed.
True
False
4. Predation helps to control population sizes within an ecosystem.
True
False
5. A relationship where one organism lives on or in another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense is called .
6. When different species use the same limited resources in slightly different ways, it is known as resource .
7. Briefly explain the difference between intraspecific and interspecific competition.
8. Observe the image below, which illustrates different types of biological interactions. Identify and describe two types of interactions shown.
