Question

The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) is a large, flat fish that spends most of its time in deep water

Answer 1

The group of choices is given below :

a. ​Seabirds: mutualism

​Jellyfish: predation

​Copepods: parasitism

b.​ Seabirds: parasitism

​Jellyfish: commensalism

​Copepods: predation

c.​ Seabirds: predation

​Jellyfish: mutualism

​Copepods: commensalism

d. ​Seabirds: commensalism

​Jellyfish: parasitism

​Copepods: mutualism

Answer:

The correct answer is option A.  ​Seabirds: mutualism

​Jellyfish: predation

​Copepods: parasitism

Explanation:

In this given example sunfish have three different relationships with all three organisms that are related to it tat are seabird, jellyfish, and copepods.

With seabirds, sunfish shows mutualism as they both get benefitted from their relationship in which seabirds feed on copepods and sunfish get rid of their parasite.

With jellyfish, sunfish feed on the jellyfish mainly which suggests that they are predator and jellyfish are prey and their relationship is of predation.

With copepods, copepods bury their heads on the soft tissue of the sunfish so they are parasite on the sunfish that is example of the parasitism