a.Relationships I, II, III, IV and V exist among some organisms in an ecosystem. Use...
a.Relationships I, II, III, IV and V exist among some organisms in an ecosystem. Use them to answer the question
I: Organism A grows on dead organism B.
II: Organism C feeds on the remnants of food left by organism D without affecting organism D negatively or positively
III: Organism E provides shelter for organism F while organism F transports organism E towards food
IV: Organism G kills organism B for food
V: Organism H feeds on organism J, causing organism J a disease.
Name the type of relationship in: I,II,III,IV,V
b. what is the biological term for each of organisms B and G?
c. Name one example each of organisms B to J
di. Name the relationship that is most beneficial to the ecosystem.
ii Give one reason for the answer in 3d(i)
ei. Give two examples of organism A
ii. Name the group to which organism A belongs
Explanation
(3a)
I: Saprophytism
II: Commensalism
III: Mutualism
IV: Predation
V: Parasitism
(b).
B- Prey, G- Predator
(c).
B: Antelope/goat/sheep/cow/rabbit/guinea pig/rat/
C: Remora fish
D: Shark
E: Hermit crab
F: Sea anemone
G: Lion/tiger/leopard/cat/dog/snake/hawk/eagle/
H: Tapeworm/tick/louse/Plasmodium
I: Ascaris
J: Human/pig/cattle/cow/sheep/dog/cat
(di). Saprophytism
(ii). It is involved in nutrient recycling/replenishment of nutrients in the ecosystem.
(ei). -Mushroom/Mucor/Rhizopus/Yeast;
-Pseudomonas/Bacillus/Clotridium/Enterobacter|Escherichia spp./E.coli/Salmonella spp
(ii). Fungi/Bacteria/mold/mould