Home » Biology » Epiphytes growing on the branches of trees provide an example of the relationship known as?

Epiphytes growing on the branches of trees provide an example of the relationship known as?

Epiphytes growing on the branches of trees provide an example of the relationship known as?

  • A.
    parasitism
  • B.
    commensalism
  • C.
    saprophytism
  • D.
    holophytism
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation

Commensalism is a type of symbiosis, specifically, a biological relationship in which one specie benefits from an interaction, while the host species is neither positively or negatively affected to any tangible degree.

There is an explanation video available below.

Explanation Video