Small fish gets stuck near the bottom of a shark and derives its nutrition from it. This kind of association is called as

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Small fish gets stuck near the bottom of a shark and derives its nutrition from it. This kind of association is called as (A) symbiosis (B) commensalism (C) predation (D) parasitism

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Commensalism is the relationship between two living individuals of different species in which one is benefitted while the other is neither harmed nor benefitted, e.g., association of lianas with supporting tree and the association of sucker fish and shark.

Q. Small fish gets stuck near the bottom of a shark and derives its nutrition from it. This kind of association is called as

symbiosis

commensalism

predation

parasitism

Commensalism is the relationship between two living individuals of different species in which one is benefitted while the other is neither harmed nor benefitted, e.g., association of lianas with supporting tree and the association of sucker fish and shark.