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Match the interacting species in List-I with the correct sign representation of their interaction in List-II, where ' + ' denotes beneficial, ' - ' denotes detrimental, and ' 0 ' denotes neutral interaction. List-I (Interacting species) List-II (Sign representation) A. Sea anemone and clown fish I. (+, +) B. Cuscuta and hedge plants II. (+, 0) C. Visiting flamingoes and resident fishes III. (+, -) D. Fig tree and was

Options

  1. AA-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
  2. BA-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
  3. CA-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
  4. DA-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

Correct answer

C. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

Step-by-step solution

A. Sea anemone and clown fish: The clown fish gets protection from predators by living among the stinging tentacles of the sea anemone, while the anemone does not appear to derive any benefit nor is it harmed. This is commensalism (+, 0) . B. Cuscuta and hedge plants: Cuscuta is a parasitic plant that derives its nutrition from the host hedge plant, harming it in the process. This is parasitism (+, -) . C. Visiting flamingoes and resident fishes: In some shallow South American lakes, visiting flamingoes and residen

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