NEET Previous Year Question

If ‘+’ sign is assigned to beneficial interaction, ‘−’ sign to detrimental and ‘0’ sign to neutral interaction, then the population interaction represent by ‘+’ ‘−’ refers to

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Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AAmensalism
  2. BCommensalism
  3. CParasitism
  4. DMutualism

Correct answer: C

Solution

(c) In a (+ , −) interaction, one species benefits while the other is harmed, which is characteristic of parasitism (also true for predation, but among the given options, parasitism fits best).

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