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Match the items in Column-I with those in Column-II: Column-I Column-II (a) Cuscuta on hedge plants (i) Competition (b) Barnacles on whale (ii) Parasitism (c) Wasp and Fig (iii) Commensalism (d) Flamingoes and resident fishes (iv) Mutualism Select the correct option from the following:

Options

  1. A(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
  2. B(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
  3. C(a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
  4. D(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)

Correct answer

B. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)

Step-by-step solution

Cuscuta is a parasitic plant that derives its nutrition from the host hedge plant, which is an example of parasitism (+/-). Barnacles growing on the back of a whale benefit by getting a place to live and moving to new feeding grounds, while the whale is unaffected. This is commensalism (+/0). The relationship between the fig tree and the pollinator species of wasp is mutualism (+/+), as the wasp pollinates the fig inflorescence while finding a safe site for laying eggs. Visiting flamingoes and resident fishes in so

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