FORESTRY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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When one organism benefits and the other is harmed
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When one organisms is benefited and the other is neither helped nor harmed
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When both organisms benefit
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When neither organism benefits
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Detailed explanation-1: -commensalism, in biology, a relationship between individuals of two species in which one species obtains food or other benefits from the other without either harming or benefiting the latter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Commensalism is a type of relationship between two living organisms in which one organism benefits from the other without harming it. A commensal species benefits from another species by obtaining locomotion, shelter, food, or support from the host species, which (for the most part) neither benefits nor is harmed.
Detailed explanation-3: -The three main types of commensalism are inquilinism, metabiosis, and phoresy. Although it can be difficult to prove an organism truly isn’t impacted by its relationship with another organism, there are numerous commensalism examples in nature.
Detailed explanation-4: -Commensalism is a type of symbiotic relation-ship where one organism benefits, while the other neither benefits nor is harmed.