In the Interactions Among the Tree-Dwelling Black Ants, the Roundworms

question 22

Multiple Choice

In the interactions among the tree-dwelling black ants, the roundworms, and the birds, the roundworms are the:

• A)predators.
• B)parasites.
• C)hosts.
• D)mutualists.
• E)prey.

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Definitions:

Temporal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing auditory information and is involved in memory and speech.

Feature Detectors

Neurons in the brain that identify specific features of a stimulus, such as shape, angle, or movement.

Bipolar Cells

Neurons in the retina that transmit signals from the photoreceptors to the ganglion cells.

Blindsight

A phenomenon in which people who are perceptually blind in certain areas of their visual field demonstrate some response to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them.