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noun - the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it
A symbiotic relationship between two organisms of different species in which one derives some benefit while the other is unaffected.
COMMENSALISM - Commensalism is a long term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species are nei...
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| A symbiotic relationship between two organisms of different species in which one derives some benefit while the other is unaffected. |
| the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it |
| a relationship between two species in which one gets an advantage from living closely with the other and the other is not affected by it |
| An association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm. |
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| Commensalism is a long term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species are neither benefited nor harmed. This is in contrast with mutualism, in which both organisms benefit from each other, amensalism, where one is harmed while the other is unaffected, and parasitism, where one benefits while the other is harmed. The commensal (the species that benefits from the association) may obtain nutrients, shelter, support, or locomotion from the host species, which is substantially unaffected. The commensal relation is often between a larger host and a smaller commensal; the host organism is unmodified, whereas the commensal species may show great structural adaptation consonant with its habits, as in the remoras that ride attached to sharks and other fishes. Both remora and pilot fish feed on the leftovers of their hosts' meals. Numerous birds perch on bodies of large mammal herbivores or feed on the insects turned up by gr |