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                                                              Observe the figures given below and answer the questions that follow.

(i) Which of the figures shows commensalism and mutualism?

(ii) Give one difference between the interactions shown above.

Answer:

(i) Figure A and C show mutualism, while figure B shows commensalism.

(ii) In mutualism, both the organisms are benefitted while in commensalism, only one species is benefitted and the other is neither harmed nor benefitted.