Question

A fish species lives in the coral-like tentacles of primitive invertebrate. Scientists believe that fish droppings and scraps of food provide nutrients for the invertebrate. What additional information would make this a mutualistic relationship?
Select one:
a. The invertebrate grows more slowly in the presence of the fish.
b. The invertebrate reproduces less often because of the fish.
c. The fish protects the invertebrate from predators.
d. The fish uses the invertebrate as a nest for the eggs

Answer 1

D

Answer 2

Mutualism is a kind of symbiosis which is beneficial to both organisms involved.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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