Question

question 9 of 10
which is an example of commensalism in the tropical rainforest?
a. algae live in a sloths fur, giving it camouflage.
b. a frog lives underneath a plant for protection.
c. mosquitoes eat the blood of a sloth.
d. fleas live in the hair of a rabbit, making the rabbit ill.

Explanation:

• Commensalism is a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
• In option B, the frog benefits (gets protection) and the plant is not affected.
• In option A, it is mutualism (both sloth and algae benefit).
• In option C, it is parasitism (mosquitoes harm the sloth by taking its blood).
• In option D, it is parasitism (fleas harm the rabbit).

Answer:

B. A frog lives underneath a plant for protection.