Which of the following is an example of a mutualistic symbiosis? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which of the following is an example of a mutualistic symbiosis?
A. Mosquito sucking blood
B. Lichen (algae and fungus)
C. Tapeworm in human gut
D. Barnacles on whale skin
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Lichens are a mutualistic association between an alga (or cyanobacterium) and a fungus. The alga photosynthesizes, providing food; the fungus provides shelter, water, and minerals. Both benefit. Tapeworm is parasitism, barnacles on whales commensalism (or sometimes parasitism depending on effect), mosquito blood-sucking is parasitism.

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