Which of the following is most appropriately defined?
Commensalism is a relationship in which one species is benefitted and the other is neither benefitted nor harmed.
Parasite is an organism which always lives inside the body of other organism and may kill it
Competition is defined as a process in which the fitness of one species is significantly higher in the presence of another species
Mutualism is a relationship in which one species is benefitted whereas the other is unaffected
Select the correct match
$( I )$ | $( II )$ | $( III )$ |
$( a )+$ | $( i )-$ | $( P )$ Amensalism |
$( b )-$ | $( i )-$ | $(Q)$ Commensalism |
$( c )-$ | $( i )0$ | $(R)$ Predation |
$( d )+$ | $( i )0$ | $(S)$ Competition |
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
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