The burying beetle has a limited food supply (a buried corpse) on which to raise its young. Depending on the size of the corpse, the parents reduce the size of the brood by killing and eating almost half the first stage of larvae. This behaviour is a form of: Select one: O a. Mutualism O b. Carnivorous Interaction O c. Predation d. Filial cannibalism

The burying beetle has a limited food supply (a buried corpse) on which to raise its young. Depending on the size of the corpse, the parents reduce the size of the brood by killing and eating almost half the first stage of larvae. This behaviour is a form of: Select one: O a. Mutualism O b. Carnivorous Interaction O c. Predation d. Filial cannibalism

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Chapter4: Tissues, Organs, And Organ Systems

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Problem 9SQ: _______detect specific environmental changes, an______ pulls different bits of information together...

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