Question

aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants. options: predation, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism (with an image of aphids on a plant)

Explanation:

To determine the correct relationship, we analyze each option:

• Predation: Involves one organism killing and eating another. Aphids don't kill the plant (just feed on it), so not predation.
• Mutualism: Both organisms benefit. The plant is harmed by aphids, so not mutualism.
• Commensalism: One benefits, the other is unaffected. The plant is harmed (loses nutrients), so not commensalism.
• Parasitism: One organism (parasite, aphid) benefits at the expense of another (host, plant), harming the host. This matches as aphids take nutrients from plants, harming them.

Answer:

Parasitism