Question

Remoras are fish that attach themselves to sharks. They travel with the shark and eat leftover shark food. This neither harms nor benefits the shark. What type of symbiotic relationship is this? a) parasitism B) commensalism C) mutualism

Answer 1

Answer:

B) commensalism

Explanation:

The symbiotic relationship between Remoras and sharks is a commensalism relationship where the the shark neither benefit nor loss from such relationship

Commensalism relationship is a relationship in which the one of the living organism benefits from associating with another organism (host organism). The commensal organism benefits such things as locomotion, food, shelter etc.

The host organism neither benefit nor get harmed

From the question, Remoras are the commensal organism while sharks are the host organism