A leech attaches itself to the gums of a crocodile and sucks the crocodile's blood. Then, the crocodile opens its jaws so that an Egyptian Plover bird can kill and eat the leech. The relationship between the crocodile and the Egyptian Plover is an example of _______.

A.
commensalism
B.
predation
C.
mutualism
D.
parasitism

B. Predation