Herbivores Interact Exploitatively with the Plants They Consume; Do They

Multiple Choice

Herbivores interact exploitatively with the plants they consume; do they simultaneously participate in any other relationships within their communities?

A) Yes: an herbivore will have mutualistic relationships with intestinal bacteria and an exploitative relationship with its predators.
B) No: community relationships always have costs, so reducing them increases an organism's fitness.
C) No: only a single type of interaction can occur at a time, although herbivores can participate in several exploitative relationships at once.
D) Yes: each of the plant species eaten needs to be considered a separate interaction.