D. Mistletoe grows on a maple tree, absorbing the tree's water and nutrients.
This relationship is most similar to the relationship between a barnacle and a whale because mistletoe is a parasitic plant that relies on the nutrients and water from the maple tree it attaches to, just as a barnacle relies on the whale for support and access to food in the water.
The barnacle is an organism that filters food from the water as it passes by. The barnacle is not able to move on its own, so it needs a hard, flat surface to attach itself to. Barnacles are often found harmlessly attached to the backs of whales. What relationship is most similar to the relationship between a barnacle and a whale?
A.A bird eats the leeches that it removes from the mouth of a crocodile.
B.Bees land on flowering plants, gathering nectar and pollinating flowers.
C.A cow walks and insects fly into the air where the cattle egrets eat them.
D.Mistletoe grows on a maple tree, absorbing the tree’s water and nutrients.
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