Give scientific reasons : Clown fish and sea anemone pairs up.
The clown fish lives in the tentacles of asea anemone and is protected by the stinging cells present on the tentacles of sea anemone so clown fish is benefitted. But the sea anemone is neither benefitted nor harmed. This clown fish-sea anemone association is called as commensalism.
$A$ : An ecological niche is usually occupied by a single species.
$R$ : More than one species can live in same habitat.
What is brood parasitism ? Explain with the help of an example.
In commensalism
In following which are examples of commensalism ?
$(1)$ Monarch butterfly and bird
$(2)$ Orchid and mango
$(3)$ Fish and flamingo
$(4)$ Calotropis and cattle
$(5)$ Cattle egret and grazing cattle
Given below are two statements:
Statement $I:$ Gause's 'Competitive Exclusion Principle' states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually.
Statement $II:$ In general, carnivores are more adversely affected by competition than herbivores.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: