Question : Define the following terms: i) Commensalism ii) Brood parasitism iii) Mutualism.

Question : Define the following terms: i) Commensalism ii) Brood par

1.	Question : Define the following terms: i) Commensalism ii) Brood parasitism iii) Mutualism.
Answer» SOLUTION :i) Commensalism- It is the INTERACTION between two species where one species is benefited and the other is neither harmed nor benefited. Eg, an orchid growing as an epiphyte on a mongo tree benefits by getting shelter and nutrition but the MANGO tree is not affected. ii) Brood parasitism- The phenomenon in which organism lay its egg in the nest of another organism iii) Mutualisin-It refers to the INTERSPECIFIC interaction in which both the INTERACTING species are benefited.