An Interaction in Which One Species Benefits and the Second

question 62

Multiple Choice

An interaction in which one species benefits and the second species is neither harmed nor benefited is

• A) mutualism.
• B) parasitism.
• C) commensalism.
• D) competition.
• E) predation.

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