Small fish get stuck near the bottom of a shark and derive their nutrition from it? This kind of association is called

Commensalism

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Symbiosis

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Parasitism

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Predation

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The correct option is A
Commensalism

Small fish attach to the underside of a shark getting nutrition from the dorsal fin of the shark. Here, the small fish are benefitted from the shark, but the shark is neither benefitted nor harmed. This association between the individuals is called commensalism.

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Small fish get stuck near the bottom of a shark and derive their nutrition from it? This kind of association is called

The correct option is A Commensalism Small fish attach to the underside of a shark getting nutrition from the dorsal fin of the shark. Here, the small fish are benefitted from the shark, but the shark is neither benefitted nor harmed. This association between the individuals is called commensalism.