A Parasitic Wasp Preys on Caterpillars, Which in Turn Feed

question 173

Short Answer

A parasitic wasp preys on caterpillars, which in turn feed on leaves of cabbage and other garden plants.Because the parasitic wasps keep the caterpillar population low, the leaves of the garden plants are not damaged.This is an example of a(n) _______ interaction.

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Definitions:

Corpus Callosum

A large band of neural fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain, facilitating communication between them.

Prefrontal Lobotomy

A surgical procedure used in the past to treat mental illness, involving the severing of connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe.

Muscular Coordination

The ability of the body to allow for the smooth and efficient integration of movements across different muscle groups.

Cerebral Cortex

The outermost layer of the brain, involved in high-level functions such as thought, language, memory, and consciousness.