Organisms and Populations

Question

Name the type of interaction seen in each of the following examples:

(i) Ascaris worms living in the intestine of human

(ii) Wasp pollinating fig inflorescence

(iii) Clown fish living among the tentacles of sea-anemone

(iv) Mycorrhizae living on the roots of higher plants

(v) Orchid growing on a branch of a mango tree

(vi) Disappearance of smaller barnacles when Balanus dominated in the Coast of Scotland.

Answer

(i) Ascaris worms living in the intestine of human -Parasitism

(ii) Wasp pollinating fig inflorescence - Mutualism

(iii) Clown fish living among the tentacles of sea-anemone - Commensalism

(iv) Mycorrhizae living on the roots of higher plants- Mutualism

(v) Orchid growing on a branch of a mango tree - Commensalism

(vi) Disappearance of smaller barnacles when Balanus dominated in the Coast of Scotland - Competition

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