Question

many animals that live in mountainous areas take shelter in caves or rocky overhangs. foxes and lynxes each tend to use such places for shelter. which word best describes the relationship between foxes and lynxes when it comes to shelter?
a. predation
b. competition
c. parasitism
d. mutualism

Explanation:

Both foxes and lynxes use caves or rocky overhangs for shelter. This means they are vying for the same limited resource (shelter), which is the definition of competition in an ecological context. Predation involves one species eating another, parasitism is one organism living off another, and mutualism is a mutually - beneficial relationship. None of these other relationships apply here as the focus is on sharing a resource.

Answer:

B. competition