A Relationship in Which One Partner Benefits and the Other

question 66

Multiple Choice

A relationship in which one partner benefits and the other is harmed is termed

• A) commensalism.
• B) parasitism.
• C) independence.
• D) mutualism.
• E) normal microbiota.

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Definitions:

External Acoustic Meatus

The external passage leading into the ear, facilitating the travel of sound waves from the outside to the eardrum.

Tympanic Cavity

The air-filled space in the middle ear that contains the auditory ossicles, important for sound transmission.

Auricle

The external, visible part of the ear that captures sound waves and directs them into the ear canal; also known as the pinna.

Pinna

The outer part of the ear that captures sound waves and directs them into the ear canal.