Choose the incorrect sentence.

  • A
    Lichens represent a mutualistic relationship between a fungus and cyanobacteria.
  • B
    The mycorrhizae are associations between algae and the roots of higher plants.
  • C
    Fig species can be pollinated only by wasp species and no other species.
  • D
    Predators do not eat the monarch butterfly because it is highly distasteful to its predator.

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Which of the following statements regarding species interdependence are true?
$I.$ An association of two species where one is benefited and the other remains unaffected is called mutualism.
$II.$ An interspecific association where both partners derive benefit from each other is called commensalism.
$III.$ $A$ direct food relation between two species of animals in which one animal kills and feeds on another is referred to as predation.
$IV.$ $A$ relationship between two species of organisms where both partners are benefited from each other is called symbiosis.

To avoid the competitive exclusion principle,when two similar species live in the same area,they may evolve to become more different in order to:

Select the odd one out regarding population interactions.

Why do parasites exhibit parasitism?

Two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot coexist indefinitely and the competitively inferior will be eliminated eventually. This principle is known as:

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