Question

6 multiple choice 1 point
bear and coyotes both consume large plant-eating mammals like deer. when deer populations decrease, both bear and coyotes will eat the deer. what is the type of relationship between deer and coyote?
photosynthetic
predation through decomposition
predation through consumption
competition

Explanation:

The question asks for the relationship between deer and coyotes. Coyotes hunt and eat deer, which is a direct consumption of one organism by another for food. Let's analyze the options:

1. "photosynthetic" refers to organisms that make their own food, which does not apply here.
2. "predation through decomposition" involves feeding on dead organic matter, not live deer.
3. "predation through consumption" describes the act of one organism (coyote) killing and eating another (deer) for energy.
4. "competition" is when two organisms fight for the same resource, but here coyotes consume deer, so this is not the relationship between deer and coyote.

Answer:

C. predation through consumption