Question

match each type of ecological relationship with its appropriate example. mutualism choose flowers depend on bees to pollinate them, and the bees use the flowers nectar for food mosquitoes bite humans for their blood, humans dont like itchy bites a lion catches a deer for dinner barnacles catch a ride with whales for protection and food, the whale doesnt seem to mind commensalism choose parasitism choose predation choose

Explanation:

• Mutualism: In mutualism, both species benefit. Flowers get pollinated (benefit) and bees get nectar (benefit).
• Commensalism: In commensalism, one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed. Barnacles get protection and food (benefit) while the whale is not affected.
• Parasitism: In parasitism, one species (parasite) benefits at the expense of the other (host). Mosquitoes (parasite) get blood (benefit) and humans (host) are harmed (itchy bites).
• Predation: In predation, one organism (predator) kills and eats another (prey). A lion (predator) kills and eats a deer (prey).

Answer:

• mutualism: flowers depend on bees to pollinate them, and the bees use the flowers nectar for food
• commensalism: barnacles catch a "ride" with whales for protection and food, the whale doesn't seem to mind
• parasitism: mosquitoes bite humans for their blood, humans don't like itchy bites
• predation: a lion catches a deer for dinner