NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A wrasse fish feeds on the parasites found on the black sea bass’s body. Both species benefit.
A
Mutualism
B
Parasitism
C
Commensalism
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Wrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the black sea bass’s body. Both species benefit = (mutualism). Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails. This neither harms nor benefits the snails = (commensalism).

Detailed explanation-2: -The definitions for those are: mutualism is when both species benefit. For example, the relationship of the wrasse fish and the black sea bass explain this. The wrasse fish eats the parasites off the black sea bass giving him food and keeping the bass healthy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wrasse Fish and Black Sea Bass-Wrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the black sea bass’s body. Wrasse fish gets food, and the bass gets the parasites removed. Ostrich and Gazelle-Ostriches and gazelles feed next to each other. They both watch for predators and alert each other to danger.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Wrasse eats parasites off the Bass’s body. The Bass gets a parasite free body and the wrasse gets a meal. They are mutualism because each gets something from it.

Detailed explanation-5: -There the wrasse will eat parasites, food particles, and dead tissue off of larger fish in what is called a mutualistic relationship that provides food and protection for the wrasse and health benefits for the larger fish. The aquarium’s Queensland grouper is a regular client of the wrasse.

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