GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The relationship between two organisms in which one receives benefit at the cost of other is known as
A
Symbiosis
B
Parasitism
C
Predation
D
Scavenging
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Symbiosis is a relationship between two organisms: it can be mutualistic (both benefit), commensal (one benefits), or parasitic.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commensalism is a long-term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species neither benefit nor are harmed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Parasitism is a nonmutual relationship between two organisms in which one benefits at the expense of the other. There are two types of parasites affecting living organisms: ectoparasites (living on the surface of host) and endoparasites (living in the body of host).

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