The commensalism between a shark and a remora benefits the remora and does not harm the shark. The remora is able to obtain food from the shark as it drops food while it eats.
Sharks do not tend to mind these parasites sticking to them all the time, remoras just stick to sharks to either get around or to eat the dirt off them. Remoras are streamlined so that it will not affect the shark's swimming.
Mutalistic Relationship, both are benefiting. The shark is getting cleaned and groomed while the remora is getting fed and transported. Remoras have suction pads that can stick onto the shark. The Remora gets transported by the shark without the shark attacking.
Yes, a shark benefits from its relationship with a remora because the remora helps to keep the shark clean by eating parasites off its skin and providing a form of symbiotic cleaning. Additionally, the remora gains protection and access to potential food scraps from the shark's leftovers.
The remora benefits from the shark by hitching a ride, feeding on scraps of the shark's meals, and gaining protection from potential predators. The shark is not directly affected by the remora but may benefit indirectly by having the remora remove parasites from its skin.
Yes, the remora fish uses its sucker on top of its head to attach itself to the bottom of the shark thereby the shark is protecting the remora from predators.
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When a remora fish follows a shark and feeds of of its scraps, it is benefited. The shark also serves as protection for the remora. This is an example of commensailism.
The remora sucks on to the shark using a pad on its back like a suction cup. It can breathe because as the shark swims through the water it pushes the water through the remora's gills. Which lets it absorb the oxygen out of the water to breathe.
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