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Barnacles attach themselves to migrating whales so that they can ride along to new feeding grounds. The whale is not helped or harmed by the barnacles.What type of ecological interaction exists between the whale and the barnacles?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A)   ParasitismAParasitism(Choice B)   MutualismBMutualism(Choice C)   CommensalismCCommensalism(Choice D)   PredationDPredation

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Barnacles attach themselves to migrating whales so that they can ride along to new feeding grounds. The whale is not helped or harmed by the barnacles.What type of ecological interaction exists between the whale and the barnacles?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A)   ParasitismAParasitism(Choice B)   MutualismBMutualism(Choice C)   CommensalismCCommensalism(Choice D)   PredationDPredation

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The type of ecological interaction that exists between the whale and the barnacles is (Choice C) Commensalism. This is because in this relationship, one organism (the barnacles) benefits while the other organism (the whale) is neither helped nor harmed.

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