Which Interaction Would Be Considered a Mutualism

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which interaction would be considered a mutualism?

• A) A bumble bee pollinates a tomato plant and receives pollen in return.
• B) A cattle egret in a pasture feeds on insects stirred up by cattle hooves.
• C) A deer tick drops from a deer and is later picked up by a passing dog.
• D) Introduced lionfish in the Caribbean feed on the same small fish as native fish do.
• E) The excrement of a flock of birds nesting in a tree kills vegetation under the tree.

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