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Clown fish shows commensalism/protocooperation with sea anemones .

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding the Interaction Types**: - First, we need to understand the types of interactions that can occur between species. The two relevant types in this context are commensalism and protocooperation. 2. **Defining Commensalism**: - Commensalism is a type of interaction where one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. In this case, the clownfish benefits from the sea anemone without affecting it. ...
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Mutualism | | Commensalism | | Protocooperation | | Negative interaction | | Parasitism

Read the given examples of animal interactions. (i) An orchid growing as an epiphyte on a mango branch. (ii) Barnacles growing on the back of a whale. (iii) Clown fish living among the stinging tentacles of sea anemone. (iv) Cattle egrets foraging close to the grazing cattle. Which kind of interaction is being cited by these ?

Symmetry found in Sea Anemone is

Stinging cells occur in sea anemone.

A: The interaction between sea anemone and down fish is commensalism. R: The fish gets protection from predators but anemone does not appear to derive any benefit.

The 'clown' fish lives among the tentacles of sea anemone. What is this interaction between them called and why ?