Answer:
D
Explanation:
Commensalism, in biology, a relationship between individuals of two species in which one species obtains food or other benefits from the other without either harming or benefiting the latter.
Orchids are the epiphytes (those plants which are grown on another trees). they grow high in the canopy of tropical rainforest to access sunlight and show commensalism type of relationship i.e, option D.
Commensalism is the relationship between the individual of the two species of which one is benefitted and the other is almost unaffected i.e, niether benefitted nor harmed.The species that derives benefitted is called the commensal, the other species is termed as the host.
Certain orchids grow on large plant in tropical rain forests utilising only space.They dont harm host. They normally utilised the trees for thier support or shelter. They grows on the branch of trees to access the sunlight.
They don't derived nutrition from the plants or dont give any type of harm as they are in commensalism relationship. Sometimes tree produce the chemicals that inhibit the overgrowth of the orchids.
Hence, the correct option is 'D'
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