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Which of the following relationships is an example of mutualism? A. Mosquitoes eat the blood of cows, passing along disease. B. Barnacles live on a whale but do not harm the whale. C. Insects get food from flowers and help the flowers reproduce. D. A fish lives in coral, getting protection from the coral.

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C

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User Terhorst
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The correct answer is (C) Insects get food from flowers and help the flowers reproduce.

Mutualism is a condition where both the members get benefit of living on each other. In this condition the the insects gets food in the form of nectar and helps the flower to reproduce. It is a condition in which one organism (insect) is helping the plant to reproduce and as a result of this, the insect is getting food from the flower.

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