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BIO1022 MA S2 2025 On Campus Test 2

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Question textIn the following statement, fill in the blanks using one of the terms in the following list (do not include the comma). Terms that are not on the list will not be accepted.NOTE: not all terms are required and some might be used more than once. Spelling must be identical to that shown in the list and no punctuation marks should be included.altruism, commensalism, competition, cooperation, herbivory, mutualism, negative, neutral, parasitism, positive, predation, reciprocityTypically X-Wing birds consist of two or more breeding pairs of adults with several other individuals who are non-breeding. The feeding of the nestlings from the breeding pairs is shared by all members of the flock with approximately 46% of the feeding done by the parents and the remainder of the feeding done by non-parent members of the flock.The interaction between the non-parent members and the nestlings is best described as Answer 1 Question 13[input].Which BEST describes the consequences of this interaction between the donor and the recipient of the behaviour?Answer 2 Question 13[input] for the donor, Answer 3 Question 13[input] for the recipient.

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To approach this item, I will break down the scenario and map each term to the concepts of social interactions. Option 1: altruism. The feeding of nestlings by non-parent members incurs a cost to the donor while benefiting the nestlings (recipients). This fits the definition of altruism, where an individual incurs a cost to help another. Thus, describi......Login to view full explanation

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