Question

Which of the following scenarios is representative of mutualism?

a.

Barnacles living on whales

b.

Bees pollinating flowers

c.

Birds feeding on insects stirred up by grazing animals

d.

Mosses living on tree trunks

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. Bees pollinating flowers.

In biology, mutualism is how two different organisms survive upon the activity of the other. Each benefits from the mutual relationship. In the case of bees pollinating flowers, both the bees and the flowers need something and benefit from the interaction with the other.