Question

Which describes symbiosis?A. Two organisms belonging to different species live closely together and have non-specific interactions.B. Two organisms belonging to the same species living in the same area. One organism leeches resources from the other one.C. Two organisms belonging to different species live closely together and have specific interactions.D. Two organisms belonging to the same species living in the same area. They fight to have access to limited resources.

Answer 1

Symbiosis is a kind of ecological relationship where two or more species are closely related in terms of their living habits; they reciprocally benefit from these interactions, for example, they provide each part of the symbiosis with nutrients.

There are too many symbiotic relationships in nature, one of them we can find in organisms such as anemones, and clownfishes; in whale sharks and other fish species that tend to seal the oceans with them, and in pollination, being plants and insects, as we can see in the following pictures:

Considering this, we can say that the correct answer to the question is the third one: C. Two (or more) organisms belonging to different species live closely together and have specific interactions.