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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
Mention the term used to describe a population interaction between an orchid growing on a forest tree.
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उत्तर
An orchid growing on a forest tree simply uses the tree as a substratum to hold itself and does not harm the host tree in any way. Hence it is a simple case of commensalism.
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