ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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mutualism because the flower provides the insect with food and the insect pollinates the flower.
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parasitism because the insect lives off the nectar from the flower.
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commensalism because the insect doesn’t harm the flower, and the flower doesn’t benefit from the relationship.
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predation because the insect feeds on the flower.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mutualism because the flower provides the insects with food and the insect pollinates the flower. Correct! This is an example of mutualism.
Detailed explanation-2: -mutualism because the flower provides the insect with food and the insect pollinates the flower.
Detailed explanation-3: -A preeminent association between flowering plants and insects is pollination. Pollination is a mutualism in which two interactors reciprocally benefit: a host plant receives the service of insect pollination in return for a reward provided for its insect pollinator.
Detailed explanation-4: -Aphids and ants Many aphid species are known to engage in a mutualistic relationship with ants that feed on the honeydew by ‘milking’ the aphids with their antennae. In return, some species of ants will protect the aphids from predators and parasites.