The symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected is:
A. Parasitism
B. Mutualism
C. Commensalism
D. Predation
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Commensalism (+/0) involves one species benefiting and the other neither harmed nor helped. Example: barnacles on a whale, or cattle egrets eating insects stirred by cattle. Mutualism benefits both (+/+), parasitism benefits one at expense of other (+/-), predation (+/-) involves killing. The distinction is based on the net effect.

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