Relationships Among Organisms Quick Check

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Question
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)
Responses

predator/prey
predator/prey

parasite/host
parasite/host

symbiotic
symbiotic

consumer/producer

1 answer

symbiotic