Answer: Brood parasitism.
- A Mutualism
- B Commensalism
- C Brood parasitism
- D Amensalism
Correct answer: C. Brood parasitism
Explanation: Brood parasitism is a special form of parasitism in birds where the parasitic species lays eggs in the host's nest, letting the host incubate and raise its young.
Exponential growth produces an ever-steepening J-curve with no limit, an unrealistic long-term model; logistic growth produces an S-curve that levels off at the carrying capacity K, as growth rate (K−N)/K shrinks to zero once resources are fully used.
Concept context
How organisms interact with abiotic factors and respond to stress, plus population attributes, growth models, and interspecific interactions such as predation, competition, and mutualism.