Question

18 multiple choice 1 point a tick feeding on a deers blood demonstrates which type of interaction? competition mutualism parasitism commensalism

Explanation:

• Competition: Occurs when two or more organisms vie for the same limited resource (e.g., food, space). A tick feeding on a deer’s blood is not about competing for a shared resource.
• Mutualism: Both organisms benefit. The tick benefits (gets food - blood), but the deer is harmed (loses blood, may get diseases), so it’s not mutualism.
• Parasitism: One organism (parasite - the tick) benefits at the expense of another (host - the deer). The tick gets nutrients (blood), and the deer is harmed (blood loss, potential illness).
• Commensalism: One organism benefits, and the other is neither helped nor harmed. Here, the deer is harmed, so it’s not commensalism.

Answer:

Parasitism