Question

which best compares the relationship between the tick and wild dog to the relationship between the fish and cleaner shrimp? the tick and wild dog are in a parasitic relationship, and the fish and the cleaner shrimp are in a mutualistic relationship. the tick and wild dog are in a predator - prey relationship, and the fish and the cleaner shrimp are in a parasitic relationship. the tick and wild dog are in a mutualistic relationship, and the fish and the cleaner shrimp are in a predator - prey relationship. the tick and wild dog are in a commensal relationship, and the fish and the cleaner shrimp are in a mutualistic relationship.

Explanation:

• Parasitic relationship: One organism (parasite) benefits at the expense of the other (host). A tick feeds on a wild dog's blood, harming the dog - this is parasitic.
• Mutualistic relationship: Both organisms benefit. The cleaner shrimp gets food (parasites, dead tissue) from the fish, and the fish gets cleaned - this is mutualistic.
• Predator - prey: One organism (predator) kills and eats the other (prey). This is not the case here.
• Commensal relationship: One organism benefits, and the other is neither helped nor harmed. This is not the case for the tick - dog relationship.

Answer:

The tick and wild dog are in a parasitic relationship, and the fish and the cleaner shrimp are in a mutualistic relationship.