Given this picture:The Percula clownfish can often be seen hiding in the tentacles of the poisonous Carpet anemone. Clownfish are covered with a slime layer that protects them from the poisonous tentacles of the Carpet anemone. These tentacles keep clownfish safe from predators. Bits of food from the clownfish’s meals provide the Carpet anemone with food. What type of relationship do the clownfish and the Carpet anemone share?

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Given this picture:<br><img src='https://fatskills.com/images2/science-questions/MEAP_8_2005_1.PNG'><br>The Percula clownfish can often be seen hiding in the tentacles of the poisonous Carpet anemone. Clownfish are covered with a slime layer that protects them from the poisonous tentacles of the Carpet anemone. These tentacles keep clownfish safe from predators. Bits of food from the clownfish’s meals provide the Carpet anemone with food. What type of relationship do the clownfish and the Carpet anemone share?






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