Which of the following describes a relationship of parasitism?

oxpecker birds eat parasitic ticks off the backs of zebras

a tapeworm latches itself in the intestines of a rat, feeding off all the nutrients eaten by the rat

a polar bear catches a seal for dinner

birds feed off the insects that are stirred up from the grasses as cattle move through

Hi,

The correct answer option is B; A tapeworm latches itself in the intestines of a rat, feeding off all the nutrients eaten by the rat

Explanation:

In parasitism, one of the organism, the parasite lives in or on the other organism namely the host causing it harm and sometimes death.For example a tick that lives on dogs is a parasite.In this answer choice, the rat is the host whereas the tapeworm is the parasite.

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he forelimbs below belong to four species that descended in a direct line from the ancestral mammal shown above. of the four descendants shown, which species most likely appeared earliest in evolutionary history?