Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Organisms and Populations

Question:

How does the clown fish benefit from living among sea anemone?

Options:

Access to food provided by the anemone

Protection from predators due to the anemone's stinging tentacles

Mutualistic relationship with the anemone

None of these

Correct Answer:

Protection from predators due to the anemone's stinging tentacles

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) -Protection from predators due to the anemone's stinging tentacles

The clown fish benefits from living among sea anemone primarily by Protection from predators due to the anemone's stinging tentacles.

Explanation: Sea anemones have stinging tentacles that serve as a defense mechanism against predators. When the clownfish lives among the anemone's tentacles, it gains protection from potential predators. The stinging tentacles of the anemone deter predators from approaching the clown fish, keeping them safe from harm.

Interaction between sea anemone  and the clown fish is an example of commensalism .It is the interaction between sea anemone that has stinging tentacles and the clown fish that lives among them. The fish gets protection from predators which stay away from the stinging tentacles. The anemone does not appear to derive any benefit by hosting the clown fish.