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question: an oxpecker (bird) sits on the back of a rhino and eats bothersome pests. what are the organisms involved in this relationship called? answer options: select one of four parasites mutualists omnivores herbivores
In this relationship, the oxpecker gets food (pests) and the rhino gets rid of pests. Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit. Parasites harm one organism, omnivores eat both plants and animals, and herbivores eat plants—these don't fit. So the organisms are mutualists.
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B. Mutualists