Cleaner fish feed off the algae, fungi, and other microorganisms that are found on larger fish. other species of fish, which look like the cleaners, are able to approach the larger fish and remove large bites of flesh. if the look-alike populations outnumber the cleaner fish, the

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Marlon Holden

15 January, 10:39

Cleaner fish feed off the algae, fungi, and other microorganisms that are found on larger fish. other species of fish, which look like the cleaners, are able to approach the larger fish and remove large bites of flesh. if the look-alike populations outnumber the cleaner fish, the

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Amina · Answer 1

Out of the following given choices;

A. microorganisms on large fish would decrease

B. cleaners and mimics would interbreed

C. behavior of large fish would change

D. cleaner population would increase

The answer is C. This is because, as a natural mechanism to defend themselves, the larger fish would become averse to all cleaner fish and cleaner-fish-looking fishes because it is difficult to differentiate between the beneficial and attacker fishes. Ultimately the cleaner fish would decrease and the larger fish would become more infested with parasites on their bodies.