Question

What do you call the relationship between two organisms that live in close association?
A. Predation
B. Disease
C. Competition
D. Symbiosis

Answer 1

Do you know what any of these words mean?

Answer 2

This is easy, figure it out for yourself. Read the words, you should be able to figure it out.

Answer 3

This looks like a case of thinking too hard and confusing one's self... or not thinking about it enough. Either way, let's figure it out! Your answer choices has 3 negative "associations" and leaves you with only 1 positive association.

(X) Predation --one kills the other = 1
(X) Disease --one will ultimately kill the other = 1
(X) Competition --only one will eventually win = 1
(CORRECT) Symbiosis--one lives WITH the other = 2 (neither are harmed/killed in this association)

Symbiosis = the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism.
=any interdependent or mutually beneficial relationship between two persons, groups, etc.
source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/symbiosis

Answer 4

Symbiosis is very "kum-ba-yah" :)