Question

which of the following describes a relationship of parasitic oxpecker birds eat Parts take ticks off the back of zebras a tick attaches itself to the skin of a dog and wolf catches a rabbit for a meal birds feed off the insects that are stirred up from grasses a scatter move through

Answer 1

Firs of all, i'm very confused by how this questions is worded, but I will try my best.The relationship between the Ox-pecker birds and the zebras isn't an example of a parasitic relationship, because the Ox-pecker bird doesn't put the Host's (Zebra's)life at expense, and they both benefit from it which would be considered a mutualistic relationship. whereas a parasitic relationship is when one species or organism benefits while putting the other's life or health in expense, like a parasite, hence the name parasitic. A wolf catching a rabbit is simply a predator hunting prey. Meal birds feed off of the insects found on the grass, meaning they never really had a relationship. So you can cross those out, leaving us with the dog right? But why? A tick attaching itself onto the skin of the dog would be where the tick uses the dog to transport from several host's to another while using him as a source of food and home. The dog in this relationship, can retrieve a disease from the contact with the tick sucking blood from a sick or ill animal. This means, the tick takes advantage of the dog, like a parasite infecting the dog for it's own benefit. Therefore the situation in which a dog hitches a ride onto the dog is a parasitic relationship. Hope I could help!

Answer 2

A statement which describes a relationship of parasitism is: a tick attaches itself to the skin of a dog.

What is parasitism?

Parasitism can be defined as a close interaction between two or more living organisms of different species, that typically involves an organism (parasite) living on or inside the other organism (host), while causing it some harm.

This ultimately implies that, parasitism is a relationship between two species of organisms, in which one organism (parasite) benefits at the expense of the other organism (host).

In conclusion, we can infer and logically deduce that a tick attaching itself to the skin of a dog describes a relationship of parasitism.

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