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A type of bird in africa eats blood-sucking insects off large mammals.which word best describe the relationship between the bird and the mammals.A.mutualism B.parasitism C.neutralism D.commensalism

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The correct answer is A. Mutualism

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The relationship between the bird and large mammals described implies benefits for the species involved because the bird can obtain food and nutrients by eating insects and the large mammals can avoid the insects' bite, which can cause diseases. This type of relationship, in which two species help each other is known as mutualism because the species are mutually dependent and both benefit. This does not occur in other relationships such as parasitism or commensalism because in this only one species benefits.

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