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Commensalism

Definition

Commensalism is a type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits without affecting the other organism positively or negatively.

Related terms

Parasitism: A non-mutual symbiotic relationship between species, where one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.

Symbiosis: As mentioned before, it's an ecological relationship between two or more organisms from different species living in direct contact with each other.

Neutralism: It describes relationships between two species in which neither species benefits nor is harmed by the other.

"Commensalism" appears in:

Subjects (1)

  • AP Environmental Science

Study guides (1)

  • AP Biology - 8.5 Community Ecology

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