Strangler figs are plants that attach themselves to trees for their growth and support. they absorb nutrition from the host tree and cause it to struggle to obtain sunlight and nutrients. orchids are also plants that attach themselves to tropical trees. however, orchids don’t harm the host. orchids obtain sunlight and moisture from their surroundings. what can you conclude from this situation?

Explanation:

Most orchid species grow on tree trunks and branches, and their roots even spread invasively. This leads people to think that tree-growing orchids (called epiphytes) are parasites, but in reality they are not. They only live on the tree, but do not affect it. That is why we can say that orchids are commensal in nature, unlike strangling figs.

Strangler is a parasite that simply uses its "host" plant as a support. As the hanging roots and branches of the strangling fig spread, the fig overtakes the host and kills it by turning off the light and stealing the nutrient soil and soil the host plant used. The strangling fig becomes a large tropical shade tree with good resilience to tropical storms.

c: warm water flows from the western tropical pacific toward south america. that should be the right answer! hope it .