FORESTRY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Then the honey guide birds eat.
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mutualism
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commensalism
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predation
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competition
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -For example, when bison walk through grass, insects become active and are seen and eaten by cowbirds. The cowbirds benefit from the bison, but the bison is neither harmed nor benefited. Mutualism is a relationship where both organisms benefit.
Detailed explanation-2: -Commensalism. A commensal relationship occurs when one species benefits from a close prolonged interaction, while the other neither benefits nor is harmed. Birds nesting in trees provide an example of a commensal relationship (Figure 17.1.
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