NEET Botany Population Interactions Match the Following Question
Match Column-I with Column-II.
Column-I Column-II (a) Mutualism (i) One species benefits, the other is harmed (b) Commensalism (ii) Both species benefit (c) Parasitism (iii) One species is harmed, the other is unaffected (d) Amensalism (iv) One species benefits, the other is neither helped nor harmed
Choose the correct matching:
a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii
a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv
a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i
a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
In mutualism, both species benefit from the interaction, while in parasitism, one species benefits at the expense of the other. Commensalism involves one species benefiting and the other being unaffected, whereas amensalism results in one species being harmed without affecting the other.
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