Question

multiple choice 2 points
in the puppet species interactions activity, a tick feeding on a deers blood without immediately killing it demonstrates which type of relationship?
parasitism
commensalism
mutualism
predation

Explanation:

• Parasitism is a relationship where one organism (the parasite) benefits at the expense of another (the host). Here, the tick (parasite) benefits by feeding on the deer's (host) blood, and the deer is harmed but not immediately killed.
• Commensalism is when one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed. But the deer is harmed here, so it's not commensalism.
• Mutualism is a win - win relationship. Since the deer is harmed, it's not mutualism.
• Predation usually results in the immediate death of the prey. The deer is not immediately killed, so it's not predation.

Answer:

Parasitism