EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Commensalism happens when one species lives with, on, or in another species, known as the host. The host species neither benefits nor is harmed from the relationship. In our imagined example, various species of barnacles attach themselves to the skin of whales.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commensalism is when one organism benefits and the other is left unharmed, and mutualism is when both organisms benefit from the interaction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Commensalism is another type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other organism isn’t benefited or harmed either way.

Detailed explanation-4: -Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other species is not affected. One species typically uses the other for a purpose other than food. For example, mites attach themselves to larger flying insects to get a “free ride.” Hermit crabs use the shell s of dead snails for homes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship in which one species (the parasite) benefits while the other species (the host) is harmed.