Biological Science (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780321976499
Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Emily Taylor, Greg Podgorski, Jeff Carmichael
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 52, Problem 2TYK
The relationship between ants and treehoppers in the presence of spiders is an example of
a. commensalism.
b. competition.
c. consumption.
d. mutualism.
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