Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice.
-Clownfish live amongst the stinging tentacles of sea anemone.They keep the sea anemone tentacles clean by eating the debris,and they gain protection from other animals by living in the tentacles.
A)interspecific competition
B)predation
C)parasitism
D)mutualism
E)commensalism
F)mimicry

Question

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice.
-Clownfish live amongst the stinging tentacles of sea anemone.They keep the sea anemone tentacles clean by eating the debris,and they gain protection from other animals by living in the tentacles.​​
A)interspecific competition
B)predation
C)parasitism
D)mutualism
E)commensalism
F)mimicry

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The relationship between clownfish and sea anemone is mutualism because both the clownfish and sea anemone benefit from the relationship. The clownfish get protection from predators while the sea anemone gets its tentacles cleaned by the clownfish.

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