Question

type of interaction | example
| a rattlesnake stalks, captures, and eats a field mouse.
| a tick attaches to and sucks blood from a white - tail deer, and the deer weakens.
| a remora fish attaches to a shark and eats any leftover food, but it doesnt bother the shark.
| two male lions fight over a female for mating.
| hummingbirds move from flower to flower in search of nectar, and the plants are pollinated.

Explanation:

To solve this, we identify the type of ecological interaction for each example:

1. Rattlesnake & field mouse

• Explanation: One organism (rattlesnake) kills and eats another (field mouse). This is predation (predator-prey interaction).

2. Tick & white - tail deer

• Explanation: The tick benefits by feeding on the deer’s blood, while the deer is harmed (weakens). This is parasitism (parasite - host interaction).

3. Remora fish & shark

• Explanation: The remora benefits (gets food) and the shark is neither helped nor harmed. This is commensalism.

4. Two male lions fighting

• Explanation: Both lions compete for the same resource (a female for mating). This is competition (intraspecific, within the same species).

5. Hummingbirds & flowers

• Explanation: Hummingbirds get nectar (benefit), and flowers get pollinated (benefit). This is mutualism (both species benefit).

Answer:

s (filled in the table):

Type of Interaction	Example
Parasitism	A tick attaches to and sucks blood from a white - tail deer, and the deer weakens.
Commensalism	A remora fish attaches to a shark and eats any leftover food, but it doesn’t bother the shark.
Competition	Two male lions fight over a female for mating.
Mutualism	Hummingbirds move from flower to flower in search of nectar, and the plants are pollinated.