A relationship between aphids, plants, and ants is described below: Aphids pierce the tissues of plants and suck out their juices. Overtime, this can deplete the plant of the energy sources it needs to survive. The excess sugar in the juice the aphids suck out is excreted from the aphids as "honeydew," which is actively sought out and fed upon by some ants. In return for the "honeydew" aphids supply, ants protect the aphids from predators, even going as far as taking them inside their nest overnight! The relationship between the aphids and plants is ________, while that between aphids and ants is ________. Question 64 options: mutualism; competition parasitism; mutualism parasitism; commensalism commensalism; mutualism