In the DESERT Biome , which of the following could be an example of commensalism?
A. A gopher snake occupies a burrow made by the desert rat.
B. A chipmunk takes shelter in an oak tree and is protected from predators and in return, disperses seeds around the area.
C. Wasps lay eggs in the case of eggs laid by the praying mantis. When the wasp eggs hatch, the larvae feeds on the eggs of the praying mantis.
D. A tapeworm gets into a moose and causes harm
E. A fox follows a caribou that removes the snow covering to get to the lichens under the soil. The fox then hunts the animals that have been uncovered.
<u>F. A desert coyote eats fruit and in return disperses the seeds of the fruit around through its scat (poop).
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Answer:1. White blood cells are part of the body's immune system. They help the body fight infection and other diseases.
2. Red blood cells have adaptations that make them suitable for this.
3. The blood would not clot in case of an injury.
4. Blood supplies essential substances and nutrients.
Explanation: 1. White blood cells are able to recognize viruses and/or infectious germs, which is how they fight off disease/sickness. It is also why we have vaccines. Vaccines put either dead or weakened parts of a germ into your body. Then, the white blood cells recognize it and fight it off the next time it enters your body.
2. They contain hemoglobin, a red protein that combines with oxygen. They have no nucleus so they can contain more of the hemoglobin. they are small and flexible so that they can fit through narrow blood vessels.
3. This will lead to excess blood loss and can even lead to the death.
4. Such as as sugar, oxygen, and hormones to our cells. It also carries waste away from the cells, this waste is eventually flushed out of the body in urine, feces, sweat, and lungs.
The answer is; A
This is a symbiotic relationship. The mycorrhiza is harbored I the roots of the orchids. The fungi nitrify the soil around the plant. Therefore, the fungi make nitrates (which are critical for the growth of the plant) available to the plant. The fungi, on the other hand, are assisted in breaking down of large carbon polymers by the orchids because the plant’s enzyme is more powerful than those of the fungi.
Answer:
The feeding relationships among the species in a community determine the community's trophic structure. C)
