What Pair of Species Would You Expect to Be Commensalistic

question 40

Multiple Choice

What pair of species would you expect to be commensalistic?

• A) owls and oak trees
• B) fruit bats and herons
• C) rats and foxes
• D) algae and kelp

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Definitions:

Cork Cells

Specialized cells in the bark of a plant that are dead at maturity and serve to protect and waterproof the plant.

Collenchyma

Living cells with moderately but unevenly thickened primary cell walls; collenchyma cells help support the herbaceous plant body.

Xylem

Xylem is the type of plant tissue responsible for the transport of water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves and stems, playing a critical role in plant vascular systems.

Periderm

The outer bark of woody stems and roots; composed of cork cells, cork cambium, and cork parenchyma, along with traces of primary tissues.