Many species of ants "farm" aphids, protecting them from predation and collecting concentrated sugars (i.e. honeydew) from them. This type of ant/aphid relationship is known as

A. dispersive mutualism.
B. defensive mutualism.
C. parasitism.
D. trophic mutualism.
E. commensalism.


B. defensive mutualism.

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