Consider the following four statements (1-4) about certain desert animals such as kangaroo rat (1) they have dark colour and high rate of reproduction and excrete solid urine (2) they do not drink water, breathe at a slow rate to conserve water and have their body covered with thick hairs (3) they feed on dry seeds and do not require drinking water (4) they excrete very concentrated urine and do not use water to regulate body temperature. Which two of the above statements for such animals are true?

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	List I (Interacting species)		List II (Name of interaction)
A	Leopard and a Lion in a forest/grassland	I	Competition
B	A Cuckoo laying egg in a Crow’s nest	II	Brood parasitism
C	Fungi and root of a higher plant in Mycorrhizae	III	Mutualism
D	A cattle egret and a Cattle in a field	IV	Commensalism

	List I (Interaction)		List II (Species A and B)
A.	Mutualism	I.	+(A), O(B)
B.	Commensalism	II.	–(A), O(B)
C.	Amensalism	III.	+(A), –(B)
D.	Parasitism	IV	+(A), +(B)

The Correct Option is C

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