Identify the type of symbiosis described.CommensalismMutualismParasitism The brown-headed cowbirds lay eggs in other birds’ nests. They trick the birds into raising their young. The cowbirds hatch first and push the eggs out of the nest. The cowbirds are then fed by the nest-builder.

Parasitism benefits one organism while harming another. The cowbirds benefit because the nest-builder feeds their young, while the nest-builder loses its own eggs and spends resources raising the cowbirds. This is parasitism, choice C.

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