You have been studying the relationship between jackals and tigers in India. Until recently, the only relationship you have observed is that jackals will associate themselves with a particular tiger and follow it at a safe distance in order to feed on the big cat's kills. However, recently you observedĀ a jackal alerting a tiger to a potential kill with a loud cry. If you continue to observe this alerting behavior, you might change the categorization of the jackal/tiger relationship from ________ to ________.

A. mutualism; parasitism
B. competition; predation
C. mutualism; commensalism
D. parasitism; mutualism
E. commensalism; mutualism


Answer: E

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