Question

multiple choice 2 points what type of symbiotic relationship is illustrated in the following scenario? oxpeckers land on large mammals and eat ticks and other parasites that live on their skin. the mammals get pest control, while the birds get a regular food source. mutualism parasitism predation commensalism

Explanation:

Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship where both species benefit. Here, oxpeckers benefit from a food - source (ticks and parasites), and large mammals benefit from pest control. Parasitism is where one species benefits at the expense of the other, predation is one species killing and eating another, and commensalism is where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

Answer:

mutualism