Question

A worm is living inside a cow and stealing nutrients from the cow's body, causing the cow to become malnourished. What type of symbiotic relationship is this? A. Mutualism B. Parasitism C. Commensalism D. Biologism

Answer 1

B. Parasitism

Step-by-step explanation:

Parasitism is a not harmonical ecological relationship, that is, an interaction between living beings, one of which benefits from obtaining food while another is harmed.

The parasite is a living being that associates with another, which is called a host. The parasite uses the host to feed, causing disease. In many cases, the damage caused is usually not very serious, since if the host dies if the parasite will die as well.

Answer 2

B. Parasitism

Step-by-step explanation:

Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship that exists between two different species. In this relationship, one organism (the parasite) lives in or on another organism (the host). The parasite gains benefits, while the host is harmed and do not gain any benefit. From the question, the type of symbiotic relationship that exists between the worm and the cow is parasitism. The worm which lives inside the cow and benefits from the interaction is the parasite, while the cow that is harmed (malnourished) is the host.