NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM PROTISTA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Commensalism is defined as
A
A relationship where all organisms benefit
B
A relationship where one organism benefits and other isn’t harmed
C
A relationship where one organism benefits and other is harmed
D
A nonexistent relationship
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is a kind of symbiotic relationship; however, one of the partners is neither benefited nor harmed. The partner that draws the benefit is known as a commensal while the other one is known as the host species.

Detailed explanation-3: -Parasitism refers to the relationship where one organism benefits from the interaction and the other is harmed. Commensalism is when one organism benefits and the other is left unharmed, and mutualism is when both organisms benefit from the interaction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Commensalism is another type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other organism isn’t benefited or harmed either way.

Detailed explanation-5: -Commensalism is the interaction in which one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited.

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