Q.

Epiphytes that are growing on a mango branch is an example of which of the following                    [2025]

1 Commensalism  
2 Mutualism  
3 Predation  
4 Amensalism  

Ans.

(1)

Commensalism is the type of interaction in which one-species benefits and another is neither harmed nor benefited. An orchid growing as an epiphyte on a mango branch is an example of commensalism.