JAMB Biology 2023 Objective — Question 37

Question 37 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Biology 2023 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The type of association in which one organism benefits and the other neither benefits nor suffers any harm is called

A. mutualism
B. parasitism
C. saprophytism
D. commensalismCorrect

Explanation

In commensalism, one organism benefits while the other neither benefits nor is harmed; in mutualism both benefit, and in parasitism one benefits at the other's expense.

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