Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
How is mutualism different from commensalism?
Advertisements
Solution
Mutualism differs from commensalism in that the latter provides a benefit to just one of the participating species, the benefitted species being called a commensal.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Define the following term:
Interspecific competition
Name the type of association: Crow feeding the hatchling of Koel
Name important defense mechanisms in plants against herbivores.
Define population.
Define mutualism.
Brood parasitism is best explained by the example of ____________.
What are the organisms that feed on plant sap and other plant parts called?
In an association of two animal species, one is a termite which feeds on wood and the other is a protozoan Trichonympha present in the gut of the termite. What type of association they establish?
Between which among the following, the relationship is not an example of
?
Explain one type of mutualism.
