GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An interactive association between two populations in which one population benefits from the association, while the other is not affected, is
A
Mutualism
B
Neutralism
C
Commensalism
D
Symbiosis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Commensalism on the other hand is a relationship that is beneficial to one organism while the other is unaffected; for eg. the sea anemone and the clown fish. Ammensalism unlike commensalism harms one of the partners in the relationship while the other is unaffected, for eg.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commensalism is an interaction in which one individual benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

Detailed explanation-3: -A relationship between two organisms in which one benefits and the other neither is benefited nor harmed is termed as commensalism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mutualism. In a mutualism, two species have a long-term interaction that is beneficial to both of them (+/+ interaction). For example, some types of fungi form mutualistic associations with plant roots.

Detailed explanation-5: -Commensalism is a type of relationship between two living organisms in which one organism benefits from the other without harming it. A commensal species benefits from another species by obtaining locomotion, shelter, food, or support from the host species, which (for the most part) neither benefits nor is harmed.

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