ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEM
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Mutualism
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Commensalism
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Parasitism
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Competition
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Detailed explanation-1: -Barnacles (Balanus, Chthamalus) are ubiquitous marine animals that are found along shores throughout the world. They are crustaceans, and thus are related to crabs and shrimp.
Detailed explanation-2: -MORE ON THIS: The relationship between these barnacles and humpback whales is an example of commensalism, where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. The barnacle benefits from this relationship because it is provided with a place to live and filter food.
Detailed explanation-3: -Parasitism. A symbiotic relationship in which a symbiont lives all or part of its life in or on a living host, usually benefiting while harming the host in some way and usually having a higher reproductive potential than the host.
Detailed explanation-4: -Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is harmed. An example of parasitism is a group of insects invading a tree.