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remoras attach themselves to a sharks body. they travel with the shark …

Question

remoras attach themselves to a sharks body. they travel with the shark and feed on the leftover food scraps after the shark has finished its meal. the shark is unaffected as its done eating anyway. what is the type of symbiotic relationship?
mutualism
commensalism
predation
parasitism

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed. Remoras benefit by getting food scraps from the shark's meals, while the shark is unaffected. In mutualism, both organisms benefit; in predation, one organism hunts and eats the other; in parasitism, one organism (parasite) benefits at the expense of the other (host).

Answer:

B. Commensalism