NEETZoologyOrganisms and Populations
Which interaction is NOT correct?
Options
- ACommensalism between orchids and mango branches
- BParasitism between sea anemones and clownfish
- CCommensalism between barnacles and whales
- DCommensalism between cattle egrets and grazing cattle
Correct answer
B. Parasitism between sea anemones and clownfish
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