Question

Tropical leafcutter ants collect leaf cuttings which they transport to special underground chambers. there, they chew the leaves to create nursery beds on which they grow a species of fungus they use for food. when ant queens disperse to establish new colonies, they carry the fungus with them, dispersing it as well (this benefits the fungus). in the ants' nest, the fungus is at risk of being destroyed by another fungal species that is able to grow in the same habitat, using the same limited resources. on their bodies, the ants carry and provide a home for bacteria that produce antibiotics the ants use to kill this second fungus and thereby protect their food supply. in this system, the relationship between the two fungal species is:

Answer 1

Competition is one of the many types relationships in the ecosystem. It is an oppositional relationship because unlike in symbiotic relationships, the organisms do not peacefully coexist. Using the given information above, we can deduce that the two fungi compete with one another in terms of the resources plus the habitat. 

Answer 2

Answer:

Intraspecific competition

Explanation:

Living things that occupy an ecosystem will be involved in competition for survival. Competition occurs when more than two types of living things need the same thing for their survival. For example, tall trees in dense forests usually get more sunlight than smaller or shorter plants. Smaller trees must compete with other small trees to get the remaining sunlight.

In the competition the strong community will win the competition for the conditions for life, while the weak will be suppressed, and this tends to make the population smaller and allow extinction by itself if unable to compete.

Competition between living things consists of two types, namely:

1. Intraspecific competition

Competition that occurs between individuals of the same species. This competition can be in the form of direct competition which is shown in the form of struggle over female individuals and territories and indirect competition which is shown in the form of fighting over food.

2. Interspecific competition

Competition that occurs between two or more individuals of different species. Species that will survive competition depend on reproduction, aggressiveness, and growth.

From the case in the matter that occurred is the competition between two types of mushrooms to survive. So the right answer for the relationship between the two mushrooms is intraspecific competition.

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Class : Junior High

Subject : Biology

 

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- Competition

- Tropical leafcutter ants