Sea anemones are predatory invertebrates with stinging tentacles that can paralyze many sea animals. The clownfish is immune to the sting of the sea anemone and actually lives among its tentacles. The relationship is mutually beneficial—the clownfish often lures meat-eating animals over to the anemone, and the anemone benefits from the meal. The clownfish often gets to eat leftovers from the anemone’s meal.

When the clown fish is ready to lay eggs, it lays them near a sea anemone. How’s this a reproductive strategy?

The sea anemone protects the clownfish’s eggs from predators.
The sea anemone fertilizes the clownfish’s eggs.
The sea anemone provides nourishment for the clownfish’s eggs.
The sea anemone uses the clownfish’s eggs to lure prey.
The sea anemone lets the clownfish rest on it.
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Nature is full of wonders and one of the most impressive of them are symbiotic relationships (mutually beneficial relationships). Despite the competition in the kingdom of life, here 2 actors help each other to gain more than they could individually. Let's look at the answers. The sea anemone can't possibly fertilize the clownfish's eggs, only another clownfish can do that. The 4th choice might be correct but it does not help the clownfish; The 5th choice is also correct but it is not related to the offspring of the clownfish. For the 3rd choice, we have that the anemone sometimes provides leftovers for the fish, but the fish' eggs cannot use this source of nutrients. However, we know that the 1st assertion holds; the poisonous tentacles of the sea anemone protect the eggs from potential predators.