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Diseases that are found in water, soil, or plants are utilizing a(n) ________ reservoir.

In the Tachinid flies the adult female typically lays an egg on the surface of the host insect cuticle. The hatching larvae then bores into the body of the host and develops internally. This is an example of a(n):

In a tide pool, 15 species of invertebrates were reduced to eight after one of the predatory species was removed. The species removed was likely a(n):

A sea otter and a sea star are examples of…

Tree sloths feed on leaves and buds, which are digested by bacteria that inhabit the sloth’s large stomach. While in a tree, the sloth is difficult for predators to find because it is tinted green from the cyanobacteria that live in its fur. A variety of nonbiting insects also live in the fur, but they appear to have no effect on the sloth. Based on this information, one can say that the sloth has mutualistic interactions with which organisms?

     The praying mantis looks very much like a blade of grass. What is it called when animals look like other animals or plants?

SARS COV 2 has been documented as spilling over into all of the species listed EXCEPT:

Two species of ducks live in a lake. One species feeds mainly near the shore, while the other prefers to forage in deeper waters. These species are engaged in which ecological activity?

Which example is a mutualistic interaction?

According to Don’t Panic, what makes a huge difference to the quality of the lives of the rural poor?