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Assertion Commensalism is a type of positive interaction.
Reason In commensalism, one organism is benefitted, while other is harmed.

A

If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

B

If both the Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

If Assertion is true, but the Reason is false

D

If Assertion is false, but the Reason is true

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C
Positive interactions are those, in which organisms help one another and either one or both the species (associating) are benefitted. Commensalism is a type of positive interaction, in which one organism is benefitted and other is neither benefitted nor harmed.
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