If '+' sign is assigned to beneficial interaction, ' - ' sign to detrimental and '0' sign to neutral interaction, then the population interaction represented by '+' '-' refers to
A
Commensalism
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B
Parasitism
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C
Mutualism
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D
Ammensalism
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Solution
The correct option is B Parasitism Parasitism is a non-mutual relationship between species, where one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host. So if '+" is assigned to beneficial interaction '-' sign to detrimental and '0" sign to neutral interaction, then the population interaction represented by "+". "-" refers to parasitism.