Question

Penicillium kills the bacterium Staphylococcus. This sort of relationship is called

• A. Commensalism
• B. Predation
• C. Ammensalism
• D. Mutualism

Answer 1

The correct option is C Ammensalism

Antibiotics produced by fungi eliminates bacterial population. The fungal population is not affected by this interaction. This type of relationship that harms one species but does not have any effect on other species is called ammensalism. For example, interaction between Penicillium and bacterium Staphylococcus. Penicillium eradicates the growth of Staphylococcus by producing antibiotic penicillin.