The Acacia tree provides ants with a nest and food. The ants defend the plant from predators. Which statement below explains this relationship? A. They are part of the same ecosystem. B. The acacia tree does not benefit from the ant. C. The ants harm the acacia tree. D. They both benefit from living with each other.

How are the reproductive cycles of a fungus and a pteridophyte similar? a)both organisms form fruiting bodies that produce diploid seeds. b)both organisms produce haploid spores and exhibit diploid and haploid stages. c)both organisms reproduce sexually when two haploid hyphae fuse. d)both organisms exhibit a diploid stage and are only able to reproduce asexually.