Question 33 of 45
Q.Pick out the appropriate association representing brood parasitism.
(a) Hermit crab and sea anemone
(b) Asian koel and common Indian crow
(c) Algae and fungi
(d) Buffalo and cattle egret
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Brood parasitism is exhibited by the Asian koel, which lays its eggs in the nest of the Indian crow to be raised by it.
Brood parasitism is an interspecific interaction in which one species (the brood parasite) lays its eggs in the nest of another species (the host), which then unwittingly incubates and raises the parasite's young, often at the cost of its own offspring. The classic Indian example is the Asian koel, which lays its eggs in the nest of the common (house) crow, whose chicks the crow ends up feeding and rearing. Hermit crab and sea anemone show protocooperation/commensalism, algae and fungi …
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