Which of the Following Would Be Considered a Mutualistic Relationship

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be considered a mutualistic relationship?

• A) Some species of crabs decorate their shells with sea anemones and other corals. These "decorations"help camouflage the crab, and the movement of the crab from one area to the next exposes the corals and
• B) Some spiders do not build webs, but live in the web of another species. When a prey item is caught in the web, the non-web building spider will sneak in and steal the prey.
• C) A praying mantis hunts and eats a fly.
• D) The longest tapeworm removed from a human was approximately 11 meters long. Tapeworms do not have a digestive system, but obtain all of their nutrients from the host.

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Definitions:

Larger Dose

Refers to administering a higher quantity of a substance, typically used in the context of drug dosage or experimental treatments in research.

Retrospective Processing

The continual assessment of contingencies, which can lead to a reevaluation of prior conditioning of a conditioned stimulus (CS) with an unconditioned stimulus (UCS).

Mackintosh's Attentional

A theory explaining how the predictability of a stimulus influences its attentional control in associative learning.

Rescorla-Wagner

A model of conditioning that emphasizes the importance of the strength of the association between the conditioned and unconditioned stimulus.