Question

Oxpeckers and zebras have a mutualistic relationship. If the zebra were to experience a population decrease due to the introduction of a new predator, which of the following best describes how the oxpecker population would be affected?

A) it would also experience a population decrease
B) it would initially increase and then decrease
C) it would have a population increase
D) its population size would not be affected

Answer 1

A

since oxpeckers feed off of ticks and bugs on zebra fur, their population would also decrease because they wont have as much food.