Question

Please help!!!!!!!!!!! Aphids can infest and damage plants. Ladybugs eat these aphids. Ladybugs often live on such plants in order to be near their food source. There is evidence of which relationships in this example? parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism parasitism, predation, and mutualism parasitism, predation, and commensalism commensalism, mutualism, and predation

Answer 1

The things which describe the relationship in the above scenario is parasitism, predation, and mutualism.

Explanation:

1. Paratism:

• In simple words, the parasite can be defined as the practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism.
• Example: Aphids can infest and damage plants.

2. Predation:

• In simple words, the predation can be defined as the preying on other animals, where animals kill and eat other animals.
• Example:  Ladybugs often live on such plants to be near their food source.

3. Mutalism:

• In simple words, the mutualism can be defined as the Mutualism illustrates the ecological cooperation among two or more species where both the species is benefited.
• Example: Aphids and ants, aphids and lady bugs