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Leaf-cutter ants cultivate fungus. The ants keep conditions optimal for fungus growth and carry leaf fragments for the fungus to grow on. Then the ants feed on pieces of the fungus. Which kind of relationship exists between the fungus and the ants?(1 point)

symbiotic

consumer/producer

parasite/host

predator/prey

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
symbiotic

Specifically, it's mutualism: the ants cultivate and protect the fungus and provide substrate (leaves), and the fungus provides food for the ants.