NEETZoologyOrganisms and Populations
What does the sea anemone gain from hosting the clown fish?
Options
- ANutrients
- BProtection from predators
- CNo apparent benefit
- DIncreased reproductive success
Correct answer
C. No apparent benefit
Step-by-step solution
This is the interaction in which one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited. An orchid growing as an epiphyte on a mango branch, and barnacles growing on the back of a whale benefit while neither the mango tree nor the whale derives any apparent benefit. The cattle egret and grazing cattle in close association, a sight you are most likely to catch if you live in farmed rural areas, is a classic example of commensalism. The egrets always forage close to where the cattle are grazing because th