Biology
Grade-9
Easy
Question
The barnacles attach themselves on the belly or back of whales to feed on microbes in water without causing harm to the whales’ show __________ relationship.
- Predation
- Parasitism
- Commensalism
- Mutualism
Hint:
This shows commensalism.
The correct answer is: Commensalism
- Commensalism can be described as a relationship between two organisms where one organisn gets benefitted whereas the other organisms neither gets benefitted nor harmed.
- It can be regarded as a type of symbiotic relationship.
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