: One species benefits from the interaction, and the other species is harmed but not necessarily killedExample: Ticks feed on other animals’ blood, which can hurt the other animals.

Parasitism is an interaction in which one species benefits while the other is harmed, usually without being killed. Ticks benefit by feeding on an animal’s blood, and the animal may be harmed, so the correct choice is Parasitism.

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