Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Why do clown fish and sea anemone pair up? What is this relationship called?
Advertisements
Solution
Clown fish maintains a commensalistic relation with the sea anemone. In this interaction, one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited. Sea anemone has stinging tentacles that provide protection to clown fish from predators. The anemone does not appear to derive any benefit from the clown fish.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
State Gause’s competitive exclusion principle.
Define the following term:
Interspecific competition
Association between sea anemone and Hermit crab in gastropod shell is that of.
Give one example of interspecific competition.
Select the CORRECT match:
| I | II | ||
| i. | Competition | a. | Lichen |
| ii. | Commensalism | b. | Sea anemone and clownfish |
| iii. | Mutualism | c. | Lions and Leopards |
Which population interaction can be represented by'+''-'?
What are the organisms that feed on plant sap and other plant parts called?
Interspecific interaction could be ______.
Parasitism is an interaction between two organisms in which ______.
Which interaction type is characterized by both species being benefited?
