Oxpecker birds eat parasitic ticks off the backs of zebras is an example of mutualism.
Mutualism is defined as a relationship between organisms in which both the individuals involved are benefitted from each other.
In the case of oxpecker birds and zebras, the oxpecker birds benefit as they get their food from the parasitic ticks living on the zebra and the zebras benefit as the birds help them to get rid of the parasites.
In this way, both these organisms are involved in a mutualistic relationship.

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State the taxonomic family to which the virus that causes EVD belongs

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Ebolavirus, genus of viruses in the family Filoviridae, certain members of which are particularly fatal in humans and nonhuman primates. In humans, ebolaviruses are responsible for Ebola virus disease (EVD), an illness characterized primarily by fever, rash, vomiting, diarrhea, and hemorrhaging.

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In a survivably cold environment, an ectotherm is more likely to survive an extended period of food deprivation than would an eq

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In a survivable cold environment, an ectotherm is more likely to survive an extended period of food deprivation than would an equally sized endotherm because the ectotherm is using a little amount of its energy for temperature regulation.<span />

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