Question

15 multiple choice 2 points
what type of symbiotic relationship is illustrated in the following scenario?
ticks attach themselves to various mammals, feeding on their blood. this can lead to weakness in the host due to blood loss, and ticks can also transmit diseases to their hosts.
parasitism
predation
mutualism
commensalism

Explanation:

Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship where one organism (the parasite) benefits at the expense of another (the host). Ticks feeding on mammal blood and causing harm like blood - loss and disease transmission fit this definition. Predation involves one organism killing and eating another. Mutualism is when both organisms benefit. Commensalism is when one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

Answer:

parasitism