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Question
A stronger species being benefited at the cost of weak species is an example of ______.
Options
predation
commensalism
parasitism
proto-cooperation
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Solution
A stronger species being benefited at the cost of weak species is an example of predation.
Explanation:
Predation is an ecological relationship in which a stronger species (the predator) benefits by feeding on or killing a weaker species (the prey), thereby gaining at the weaker species’ expense. This harms the prey population while benefiting the predator. It differs from commensalism and proto-cooperation, in which species may benefit without harming the other, and from parasitism, in which the parasite benefits but usually does not kill the host immediately.
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