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Question 53

A student investigated the relationship between cleaner shrimp and different species of marine host fish of varying sizes on a tropical reef.

The table below shows the maximum number of cleaner shrimp observed on a single host individual of each species.

Marine HostMaximum number of cleaner shrimp observed
Moray eel6
Nassau grouper4
Parrotfish2
Damselfish0

Give one biological reason why more cleaner shrimp were observed on moray eels than on damselfish.

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Ecosystems, interdependence and field sampling Questions

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