Organisms and Populations Question 32
32. Between which among the following, the relationship is not an example of commensalism?
[2019, Odisha]
(a) Female wasp and fig species
(b) Orchid and the tree on which it grows
(c) Cattle egret and grazing cattle
(d) Sea anemone and clown fish
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Answer : a
Hints & Solutions
(a) Female wasp and fig species is not an example of commensalism. It show mutualism in which each organism benefits from the interaction in some way. While orchid on trees on which it grows, cattle egret and grazing cattle, and sea anemone and clown fish show commensalism. Commensalism is an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.
