Question

17 multiple choice 1 point the term symbiosis refers to: a short - term predator - prey relationship competition for food and space a population increase within one species a close, long - term interaction between different species

Explanation:

Symbiosis is defined as a close, long - term interaction between different species. Predator - prey relationships (which are often short - term in the sense that the interaction is about one organism eating another and moving on) are not symbiosis. Competition for food and space is a different ecological interaction (interspecific or intraspecific competition) and not symbiosis. A population increase within one species is just population growth and has no relation to symbiosis.

Answer:

A close, long - term interaction between different species