Question

8. A partial food web is shown. The mourning dove is a bird that is often part of this food web. Which of these describes the mourning dove when it is part of the food web shown? A Parasite-host relationship with the robin because it uses the robin's nest. B Predator-prey relationship with tent caterpillars because they both use the same resources from the sugar-maple tree. C Producer-consumer relationship with sugar-maple trees because it gets food from the trees. D Producer-consumer relationship with its young because it feeds its young regurgitated food

Answer 1

It has producer-consumer relationship with sugar-maple trees because it gets food from the trees.

Step-by-step explanation:

The mourning bird is primarily a seed eater and not an insect eater. Since it is a seed eater, it will directly from the sugar-maple tree which is the producer.

In an ecosystem, the producers are plants which can trap energy directly from the sun during photosynthesis. This energy is passed on to the consumers.

Hence, the mourning bird has producer-consumer relationship with sugar-maple trees because it gets food from the trees.