AP PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

GROUP BEHAVIOR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ostriches and gazelles feed next to each other. They both watch for predators and alert each other to danger. Because their visual abilities are different, they can identify threats that the other animal would not see as readily.
A
Commensalism
B
Competition
C
Parasitism
D
Cooperation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ostriches and gazelles feed next to each other. They both watch for predators and alert each other to danger. Because the visual abilities of the two species are different, they can identify threats that the other animal would not see as readily. Oxpeckers feed on the ticks found on a rhinoceros.

Detailed explanation-2: -The symbiotic relationship between the ostrich and the gazelle is mutualism. The ostrich has very large eyes and a long neck, which allow it to have excellent vision on the grasslands of the savanna. The gazelle, however, has poor eyesight but excellent hearing due to its large ears.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ostrich has a keen sense of sight, which the zebra lacks. Hence, these two species depend on each other to warn one another of any nearby imposing dangers. Commensal relationships may involve an organism using another for transportation or housing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Parasitism is a type of relationship where one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed in some way.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mutualism is a type of symbiotic relationship where all species involved benefit from their interactions.

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