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 their interaction (a-ii). In commensalism, one species benefits while the other is unaffected (b-iv). Parasitism involves one benefiting at the expense of the other (c-i), and amensalism is when one species is harmed while the other remains unaffected (d-iii). This aligns with the definitions provided in the NCERT context.
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