Question

Some birds are known as honey guides because they may be followed by humans to wild beehives. When the humans take honey from the hives, the birds are able to feast on the honey and bees, too. This type of relationship can best be described as ____

(A) Parasitism
(B) Commensalism
(C) Mutualism
(D) Symbiosis

Answer 1

Mutualism.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mutualism is known as the type of a biological interaction in which both the included species get mutual benefit from each other. This shows the positive interaction between the species.

Honey guides are followed by humans to beehives in return when human takes honey, birds are able to feast on honey. Since both humans and birds are mutually benefited from each other, this shows mutualism.

Thus, the correct answer is option (C).