Question

42. The bacteria that line the gut of the human help maintain normal gut health and provide essential nutrients. This type of relation is called: A. parasitic. B. compensatory C. mutualistic. D. saprophytic. A e 100% search F11 F10 F9 F8 F7 F6 FS F4 F3 & $ ## 55 3 P U Y 7 CO T 4

Answer 1

Interaction between two organisms when both each benefit from the presence of the other
and they live in a cooperated way.
In the gut, several microbes thrive and survive on the food we consume, in turn, they produce
a lot of factors including short-chain fatty acids and important factors needed by the
body. They are also needed for maintaining gut health by preventing the growth of other
harmful bacteria.
Here both humans and the bacteria benefit from each other and live in mutualistic relation.
Hence option C is the answer.