Which of the following is most appropriately defined?

  • A

    Commensalism is a relationship in which one species is benefitted and the other is neither benefitted nor harmed.

  • B

    Parasite is an organism which always lives inside the body of other organism and may kill it

  • C

    Competition is defined as a process in which the fitness of one species is significantly higher in the presence of another species

  • D

    Mutualism is a relationship in which one species is benefitted whereas the other is unaffected

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$( I )$ $( II )$ $( III )$
$( a )+$ $( i )-$ $( P )$ Amensalism
$( b )-$ $( i )-$ $(Q)$ Commensalism
$( c )-$ $( i )0$ $(R)$ Predation
$( d )+$ $( i )0$ $(S)$ Competition

  • [AIIMS 2019]

In following which interaction is indicated by+- ?

Carnivorous animals - lions and leopards, occupy the same niche but lions predate mostly larger animals and leopards take smaller ones. This mechanism of competition is referred to as

  • [NEET 2019]

Competition is best defined as a process in which the fitness of one species (measured in terms of its $' r '$ the intrinsic rate of increase) is significantly

Lower in presence of another superior species

Killing an organism for feeding is