The figure below shows the growth of two species in two habitats, both when the other species is present and when it is absent. What kind of interaction is occurring between these two species? (Consider both habitats, not just the interaction within one particular habitat.) Answer choices:  A. Mutualism B. Conditional C. Commensalism D. Competition E. Parasitism

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The figure below shows the growth of two species in two habitats, both when the other species is present and when it is absent. What kind of interaction is occurring between these two species? (Consider both habitats, not just the interaction within one particular habitat.)

Answer choices: 

A. Mutualism

B. Conditional

C. Commensalism

D. Competition

E. Parasitism

The image contains two bar graphs that compare the growth of two different species across two habitats.

### Graph 1: Growth of Species A
- **Y-axis:** Growth of Species A
- **X-axis:** Two categories, Habitat 1 and Habitat 2
- **Bars:**
  - **Black bars:** Growth when Species B is present.
  - **Gray bars:** Growth when Species B is absent.
- **Observation:** 
  - In Habitat 1, the growth of Species A is higher when Species B is present compared to when it is absent.
  - Similarly, in Habitat 2, the growth is slightly higher when Species B is present.

### Graph 2: Growth of Species B
- **Y-axis:** Growth of Species B
- **X-axis:** Two categories, Habitat 1 and Habitat 2
- **Bars:**
  - **Black bars:** Growth when Species A is present.
  - **Gray bars:** Growth when Species A is absent.
- **Observation:**
  - In Habitat 1, the growth of Species B is higher when Species A is present.
  - In Habitat 2, the growth is again higher when Species A is present compared to when it is absent.

### Overall Insights:
The presence of one species seems to positively influence the growth of the other species in both habitats, suggesting a potential mutualistic interaction or beneficial coexistence under the given conditions.
Transcribed Image Text:The image contains two bar graphs that compare the growth of two different species across two habitats. ### Graph 1: Growth of Species A - **Y-axis:** Growth of Species A - **X-axis:** Two categories, Habitat 1 and Habitat 2 - **Bars:** - **Black bars:** Growth when Species B is present. - **Gray bars:** Growth when Species B is absent. - **Observation:** - In Habitat 1, the growth of Species A is higher when Species B is present compared to when it is absent. - Similarly, in Habitat 2, the growth is slightly higher when Species B is present. ### Graph 2: Growth of Species B - **Y-axis:** Growth of Species B - **X-axis:** Two categories, Habitat 1 and Habitat 2 - **Bars:** - **Black bars:** Growth when Species A is present. - **Gray bars:** Growth when Species A is absent. - **Observation:** - In Habitat 1, the growth of Species B is higher when Species A is present. - In Habitat 2, the growth is again higher when Species A is present compared to when it is absent. ### Overall Insights: The presence of one species seems to positively influence the growth of the other species in both habitats, suggesting a potential mutualistic interaction or beneficial coexistence under the given conditions.
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