Practicing Success
Pick the correct option regarding to the population interaction that could be beneficial, detrimental or neutral (neither harm nor benefit) to one of the species or both. Assigning a ‘+’ sign for beneficial interaction, ‘-’ sign for detrimental and 0 for neutral interaction: |
Name of interaction species A Species B Amensalism - 0 Name of interaction species A Species B
Mutualism + -
Name of interaction species A Species B Competition - + Name of interaction species A Species B Predation + 0
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Name of interaction species A Species B Amensalism - 0 |
The correct answer is Option (1) - Name of interaction species A Species B Amensalism - 0 Population interactions could be beneficial, detrimental or neutral (neither harm nor benefit) to one of the species or both. Assigning a ‘+’ sign for beneficial interaction, ‘-’ sign for detrimental and 0 for neutral interaction, let us look at all the possible outcomes of interspecific interactions. Species A Species B Name of Interaction + + Mutualism – – Competition + – Predation + – Parasitism + 0 Commensalism – 0 Amensalism |