NEET2026BiologyChapterActual
The ecological interaction between a sea anemone and the clown fish that lives among its stinging tentacles can be symbolically represented as:
Options
- ASpecies A (+) ; Species B (+)
- BSpecies A (+) ; Species B (0)
- CSpecies A (-) ; Species B (0)
- DSpecies A (+) ; Species B (-)
Correct answer
B. Species A (+) ; Species B (0)
Step-by-step solution
The interaction between a sea anemone and a clown fish is an example of commensalism. In this interaction, the clown fish gets protection from predators by hiding among the stinging tentacles of the sea anemone, so it benefits (+) . The sea anemone is neither harmed nor benefited by the presence of the clown fish, so it remains unaffected (0) . Therefore, this ecological interaction is symbolically represented as Species A (+) ; Species B (0) . Answer: Species A (+) ; Species B (0)