Question

Which one of these scenarios represents an example of habitat mutualism? Question options: Bees travel among flowers, obtaining nectar and pollinating the plants. Mycorrhizae provide plants with phosphorous; plants provide micorrhizae with carbohydrates. Clownfish live among sea anemone tentacles and protect them from predators. Ants protect treehoppers from predators and receive honeydew as food.

Answer 1

Habitat mutualism is a type of mutualism where one organism provides a habitat for another organism. In the scenarios you provided, the example that represents habitat mutualism is: Clownfish live among sea anemone tentacles and protect them from predators. In this relationship, the sea anemone provides a habitat for the clownfish, while the clownfish protects the sea anemone from predators.