The cowbird chick with its foster parent exemplifies an example of ____.
A) commensalism
B) brood parasitism
C) competition
D) mutualism
E) parasitoidism

Question

The cowbird chick with its foster parent exemplifies an example of ____.​
A) ​commensalism
B) ​brood parasitism
C) ​competition
D) ​mutualism
E) parasitoidism​

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Cowbird chicks exemplify brood parasitism because they are laid in the nests of other bird species, which then raise the cowbird chick often at the expense of their own offspring.

The Cowbird Chick with Its Foster Parent Exemplifies an Example