Question

1. a barnacle lives on a whale. the whale is not harmed, and the barnacle to live. identify which type of symbiosis this, and explain why using in your answer

Explanation:

1. Recall symbiosis types: Commensalism is when one organism benefits, the other is unaffected.
2. Analyze the interaction: Barnacle benefits (gets a place to live, transport, access to food particles) from the whale. The whale is not harmed (no negative impact) and doesn't benefit. This matches commensalism.

Answer:

This is commensalism. The barnacle benefits by getting a habitat, transportation, and access to food particles from the whale's movement, while the whale is neither harmed nor benefits from the barnacle's presence.