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A specific bird species follows a herd of cattle to eat insects stirred up by the cattle's movement. This bird is neither helping nor harming the cattle. This is:
ACompetition
BMutualism
CCommensalism
DPredation
✓ Correct Answer: C — Commensalism
Since the bird benefits and the cattle are unaffected, it is a classic example of commensalism.
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