Herbivores Interact Exploitatively with the Plants They Consume; Do They

question 54

Multiple Choice

Herbivores interact exploitatively with the plants they consume; do they simultaneously participate in any other relationships within their communities?

• A) Yes: an herbivore will have mutualistic relationships with intestinal bacteria and an exploitative relationship with its predators.
• B) No: community relationships always have costs, so reducing them increases an organism's fitness.
• C) No: only a single type of interaction can occur at a time, although herbivores can participate in several exploitative relationships at once.
• D) Yes: each of the plant species eaten needs to be considered a separate interaction.

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