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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Organisms and Populations

Question:

What is the interspecific interaction in which one partner is benefitted and other is unaffected (natural) known as?

Options:

Commensalism

Competition

Muatralism

Amensalism

Correct Answer:

Commensalism

Explanation:

Commensalism: This is the interaction in which one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited. An orchid growing as an epiphyte on a mango branch, and barnacles growing on the back of a whale benefit while neither the mango tree nor the whale derives any apparent benefit. The cattle egret and grazing cattle in close association, a sight you are most likely to catch if you live in farmed rural areas, is a classic example of commensalism.