Walking through a national park,you step off a well-marked trail to take a photograph and accidentally trample a rare orchid.This is an example of
A)commensalism.
B)mutualism.
C)predation.
D)amensalism.

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Amensalism is a type of interspecific interaction in which one species is harmed and the other remains unaffected. In this case, the rare orchid was harmed by the accidental trampling while the individual who trampled it was unaffected. The other options do not apply as there is no benefit or harm to both species (commensalism), both species benefit (mutualism), or one species benefits and the other is harmed (predation).

Walking Through a National Park,you Step Off a Well-Marked Trail