Question

one organism living on or in another and harming it
predation
one organism hunting and consuming another
read the following descriptions of ecological relationships and answer the questions that follow.
relationship description type of relationship how are these relationships similar? how are these relationships different?
honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. the badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. next the honey guide birds eat. both species benefit.
as bison walk through grass, insects become active and are seen and eaten by cowbirds. the relationship neither harms nor benefits the bison.

Explanation:

1. For the honey - guide birds and badgers relationship: This is mutualism as both species benefit from the interaction. The honey - guide birds alert the badgers to bee hives and the badgers expose the hives, and both get to eat honey.
2. For the bison and cowbirds relationship: This is commensalism as the cowbirds benefit (by getting to eat insects stirred up by the bison) while the bison is neither helped nor harmed.
3. Similarity: Both are ecological relationships between different species.
4. Difference: In mutualism, both species gain, while in commensalism, only one species benefits and the other is unaffected.

Answer:

Relationship Description	Type of Relationship	How are these relationships similar?	How are these relationships different?
As bison walk through grass, insects become active and are seen and eaten by cowbirds. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the bison.	Commensalism	Both are inter - species relationships.	In mutualism both benefit, in commensalism only one benefits.