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Question

Choose the correct statements regarding population interactions between two species.

A. In both parasitism and commensalism, only one species benefit and the other species is harmed.

B. Both species benefit in mutualism.

C. Both species benefit in commensalism.

D. In parasitism, only one species benefit and the other species is harmed.

E. In amensalism, one species is harmed and the other is unaffected.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

A.B and E only
B.A and B only
C.B, D and E only
D.A and D only

Solution

Sol. [Key Concept: Population interactions between two species]

In parasitism, one species is benefitted and the other is harmed. Whereas, in commensalism one species gets benefitted and the other remains unaffected.

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