You Are Shown an Example of Two Organisms in a Relationship,in

question 21

Multiple Choice

You are shown an example of two organisms in a relationship,in which one lives on the other.The one organism living on the other benefits from nutritional resources,while the organism being lived upon is harmed.This is an example of

• A) predation.
• B) mutualism.
• C) commensalism.
• D) intraspecific competition.
• E) parasitism.

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Definitions:

Selective Attrition

Selective attrition refers to the phenomenon where participants drop out of a study at different rates, often influenced by specific characteristics, which can bias the results.

Demand Characteristics

Aspects of an observational setting that cause people to behave as they think someone else wants or expects.

Qualitatively Different

Describing a distinction that involves a difference in quality rather than quantity between two or more things.

Children's Thinking

The process by which children make sense of the world around them through learning, understanding, and reasoning; it evolves as they grow, influenced by their experiences and development stages.