Question

Screech owls eat blind snakes. But sometimes, a screech owl will bring a live, blind snake back to its nest. There the snake eats mites, larvae, and other pests that infest the nest. The presence of a blind snake improves the survival of young chicks. This story is an example of both predation and mutualism. True/False

Answer 1

Answer: True

Step-by-step explanation:

Predation can be define as the ecological interaction in which the organism superior and strong over the inferior and weaker one kills the weaker one and obtain it as food.

Mutualism is a symbiotic association when two organisms live in close association and both receives benefit of association.

According to the situation, the blind snake receives food in the form of mites, larvae and other pests in the nest. This helps in increase in chances of survival of young cheeks being affected by the pests in the nest. This is an example of predation as blind snake eats pests in the nest and mutualism because the young cheeks and snake both are receiving benefit.