Question

hyenas and lions have fierce battles over food. which type of relationship does this describe?
parasitism
commensalism
predation
competition

Explanation:

• Parasitism is a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another (e.g., a tick on a dog). Hyenas and lions fighting over food is not this.
• Commensalism is when one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed (e.g., a bird using a tree for nesting). This does not fit the hyena - lion interaction.
• Predation is when one organism (predator) kills and eats another (prey) (e.g., a lion eating a zebra). Hyenas and lions fighting over food is not one eating the other.
• Competition occurs when organisms vie for the same limited resource (like food, space, etc.). Hyenas and lions fighting over food means they are competing for the same food resource.

Answer:

D. competition