In India, golden jackals that have been expelled from their pack have been known to attach themselves to a particular tiger, trailing it at a safe distance in order to feed on the big cat's kills. What type of relationship exists between the jackal and the tiger?
A. mutualism
B. predation
C. parasitism
D. competition
E. commensalism
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What type of thinking is required?
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What do you already know about symbiotic relationships? What other information is related to the question?
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Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
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E. commensalism
Clarify question:
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
The question describes a relationship between a golden jackal and a tiger.
What type of thinking is required?
This is an application question. You will need to apply your knowledge of symbiotic relationships in order to determine the correct answer.
Gather Content:
What do you already know about symbiotic relationships? What other information is related to the question?
Both partners benefit from a mutualism, whereas one partner benefits and the expense of the other in a parasitism. In a commensalistic relationships one partner benefits and the other is not affected.
Choose Answer:
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
In this relationship, the jackal benefits from the tiger but the tiger neither benefits or is harmed by the relationship. This relationship is an example of commensalism.
Reflection on Process:
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result? You needed to apply your knowledge of symbiotic relationships to figure out what type of relationships existed between the jackal and the tiger. Were you able to select the correct answer?
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