Question

Leaf cutter ants spend their day harvesting leaves and bringing them back to the hive. However, those ants do not eat leaves, but ‘feed’ them to a fungus that lives and thrives only in the leaf cutter ant nest. The ants feed this fungus to their larvae. This relationship is an example of

A. commensalism

B. mutualism

C. predation

Answer 1

B) Mutualism

Step-by-step explanation:

In mutualism both organisms benefit. The organisms in this example are the fungus and the ants. The ants provide food to the fungus so that it can live. In return the fungus provide food for the ants.