Question

The type of interaction between an albino plant drawing nourishment from a green plant of the same species with the help of vascular connections is known as
A. Predation
B. Commensalism
C. Interspecific competition
D. Mutualism
E. Parasitism

Answer 1

Hint: Depending on the strength and sign of the inter-connections, an interaction between two species in one section of the web can affect species far away. Adding a species (like when an alien species invades a new area) or removing a species (as when a local extinction occurs) often has unexpectedly far-reaching consequences for many other species. Because of the intricate interactions between species in ecological webs, this is the case. Mutualism, commensalism, competition, and predation are the four basic forms of two-way interactions seen in ecological webs.

Complete answer:
Option A: The act of feeding on other animals is known as predation. Predation is a biological process in which one creature, the predator, kills and consumes another, the prey. It's part of a group of feeding behaviours that includes parasitism, micropredation (which doesn't generally kill the host), and parasitoids (which always does, eventually).
Hence, option A is incorrect.
Option B: Commensalism is a long-term biological association (symbiosis) in which members of one species profit while those of the other species do not. This is in contrast to mutualism, in which both organisms benefit from each other; amensalism, in which one is injured while the other is unaffected; and symbiosis, in which one organism is harmed, while the other is not.
Hence, option B is incorrect.
Option C: In ecology, interspecific competition is a type of rivalry in which individuals from different species compete for the same resources in the same ecosystem (e.g., food or living space). Mutualism, a sort of symbiosis, can be compared with this. Intraspecific rivalry refers to competition between members of the same species.
Hence, option C is incorrect.
Option D: Mutualism is defined as an ecological connection between two or more species in which each species benefits in some way. Mutualism is a sort of ecological interaction that occurs frequently.
Hence, option D is incorrect.
Option E: The term "parasitism" refers to a relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another. The albino plant is extracting the green plant's food.
 So, option E is the correct answer.

Hence, Option E is the correct answer.

Note:
Parasites are "predators that eat prey in units of less than one", according to entomologist E. O. Wilson. Single-celled protozoans like those that cause malaria, sleeping sickness, and amoebic dysentery; animals like hookworms, lice, mosquitoes, and vampire bats. Fungi like honey fungus and ringworm agents; and plants like mistletoe, dodder, and broomrapes are also examples of parasites.