Question

1. the cowbird is a bird species that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, such as sparrows or warblers. the host bird unknowingly raises the cowbird chick, often at the expense of its own young, which may receive less food or be pushed out of the nest. which answer identifies a relationship between two of these organisms? the relationship between the host bird and the cowbird chick is commensalism. the relationship between the cowbird and the host bird is mutualism. the relationship between the cowbird and its chick is predator - prey. the relationship between the cowbird and the host bird is parasitism.

Explanation:

Parasitism is when one organism benefits at the expense of another. Cowbird benefits by having host - bird raise its chick while host - bird's young suffer.

Answer:

The relationship between the cowbird and the host bird is parasitism.