Q. Which one of the following is a matching pair of certain organism (s) and the kind of association?
A) Shark and sucker fish – Commensalism
B) Algae and fungi in lichens – Mutualism
C) Orchids growing of trees – Parasitism
D) $Cuscuta$ (dodder) growing – Epiphytism On other flowering plants
Explanation
Symbiosis (living together) is a special condition of mutualism, in which both the organisms (forming association) have close, permanent physical association, $e.g.,$lichens, in which fungi and algae form a close physical association.
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