Question

The relationship between the bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila and its nematode host, Steinernema carpocapsae, is classified as cooperation because both organisms benefit and _________.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer will be-cooperate

Explanation:

Nematodes or ringworms interact with the bacteria in one of three ways: mutualism, parasitism and symbiosis.

The interaction between nematode Steinernema carpocapsae and bacteria  Xenorhabdus nematophila prove to be a symbiotic relationship as both the organisms benefit each other.

The interaction between these two organisms is also known as cooperation because both the species can live without each other also. It is during the infective juvenile stage, the bacteria start living in the intestine of the nematode and benefiting the nematode. Both bacteria and nematode help each other killing the host and then utilizing the cadaver of the host.

Thus, cooperate is the correct answer.