Match List I with List II.Choose the correct answer from the options given below. List I (Interacting species) List II (Name of interaction) --- --- A. A Leopard and a Lion in a forest/grassland I. Competition B. A Cuckoo laying egg in a Crow’s nest II. Brood parasitism C. Fungi and root of a higher plant in Mycorrhizae III. Mutualism D. A cattle egret and a Cattle in a field IV. Commensalism

Botany · Organisms and Populations

NEET (UG) 2023 — Question 160

Match List I with List II.Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

List I (Interacting species)	List II (Name of interaction)
A. A Leopard and a Lion in a forest/grassland	I. Competition
B. A Cuckoo laying egg in a Crow’s nest	II. Brood parasitism
C. Fungi and root of a higher plant in Mycorrhizae	III. Mutualism
D. A cattle egret and a Cattle in a field	IV. Commensalism

A leopard and a lion in a forest/grassland exemplify competition where both the species are competing

for the same resources.

A cuckoo laying egg in a crow’s nest is brood parasitism where cuckoo is the parasitic bird that lays its

egg in the nest of crow (host bird). Fungi and root of a higher plant in mycorrhizae exemplify

mutualism where both the species are benefitted. The fungi help the plant in the absorption of

essential nutrients from the soil while the plant in turn provides the fungi with energy

yielding carbohydrates. A cattle egret and a cattle in a field exemplify commensalism where one species

benefits and the other remains unaffected.The egrets always forage close to where cattle are

grazing because the cattle, as they move, stir up and flush out insects from the vegetation that

otherwise might be difficult for the egrets to find and catch.

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