Question
Biology Question on organisms and populations
A sedentary sea anemone gets attached to the shell lining of hermit crab. The association is :
A
Amensalism
B
Ectoparasitism
C
Symboisis
D
Commensalism
Answer
Commensalism
Explanation
Solution
A sedentary sea anemone gets attached to the lining of the hermit crab is a type of interaction in which one specie is benefitted while the other is neither harmed nor benefited. Such a type of relations in ecology in called as Commensalism.