symbiosis- honeybadger and honeybird

Question 1

What food does honeybadgers and honeybirds prefer?

Answer 1

honeycomb
honey
bees
larvae

Question 2

True or false

Do these two animals rely on each other get honey?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Advantages and Disadvantages of the functions of honeybadgers and honeybirds during food collection

Answer 3

-Honeybird
Advantages: find beehive
disadvatages: not big or strong enough to tackles bees

-Honeybird
Advantages: strong, sharp and raking claws to break open the beehive
Disadvantages: difficulty finding a beehive

Question 4

Step by step process of how these animals help eachother get food?

Answer 4

1. honeybird finds a beehive and flaps its wings to attract a badger
2. honeybird flies slowly while fluttering their wings,in the direction of the bee hive making sure that the badger is following
3. badger breaks the hive into pices and stats eating
4. honeybird waits until the badger is finished and eats the remaing honey, wax and larvae

Question 5

How o both of these organsims benifit?

Answer 5

• honeybadgerfinds food because the honeybird leads it to the food
• honeybird gets food becuase the honeybadger breaks open the beehive