NEET Botany Population Interactions Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): In both parasitism and predation, only one species benefits while the other is harmed. | Reason (R): In amensalism, one species is harmed while the other is neither benefitted nor harmed.
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true, but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Both statements are true; however, they describe different interactions. Parasitism and predation involve one species benefiting at the expense of another, while amensalism involves one species being harmed without any benefit or harm to the other.
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