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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter53: Population Interactions And Community Ecology
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  1. ) Both the caterpillar stage of the yucca moth and the ground sloth ate seeds of the yucca plant. However, when caterpillars eat, they completely digest the seed itself.  When sloths ate the seeds, the seeds passed intact through the digestive system.  How would you classify each of these interactions for the plant (positive or negative)?  What do these interactions tell you about plant and animal interactions involving part of the plant being eaten?
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