Question

station 7
here you see a buildup of barnacles around the blowhole of a gray whale. barnacles are tiny filter - feeding mollusks. they attach to whales for a stable place to live and easy access to food that the whale finds. they do not hurt the whale.

1. what type of relationship is this?

2 there are 2 major types of animals: r - specialists and k - specialists. r - specialists have many offspring but do not provide much parental care. k - specialists have only a few offspring but provide high levels of parental care. which type do you think whales are? explain.

Explanation:

1. Barnacles attach to whales for a stable place to live and easy access to food without harming the whale. This is commensalism, where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
2. Whales have only a few offspring and provide high - levels of parental care, such as nursing and protecting their young. This makes them K - specialists.

Answer:

1. Commensalism
2. Whales are K - specialists because they have few offspring and provide high levels of parental care.