Question

A probable example of commensalism is ______.

Options

• mycorrhizae on the roots of plants

• termites with protozoa in their digestive tracts

• flowering plants and their pollinators

• barnacles on whales

Answer 1

A probable example of commensalism is barnacles on whales.

Explanation:

This is an example of commensalism, where barnacles benefit by attaching to whales for transportation and access to food particles, while the whales are neither harmed nor benefited. The other options represent different types of relationships: (a) mycorrhizae is mutualism, (b) termites with protozoa is mutualism, and (c) flowering plants and pollinators also show mutualism.