Question 45
Ecological AssociationsCommensalism is a relationship in which
- A.both partners lose because they harm each other
- B.one partner benefits and the other loses
- C.one partner benefits and the other neither loses nor benefits
- D.each of the two organisms benefits
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C (one partner benefits and the other neither loses nor benefits)
Explanation
In commensalism one organism gains while the other is neither helped nor harmed.