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Definitions of symbiosis in various dictionaries:
noun - the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent
A close, prolonged association between two or more different organisms of different species that may, but does not necessarily, benefit each member.
A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
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| A fungus & an alga in lichen is a classic example of this type of mutualism |
| This term for 2 dissimilar organisms living together in mutualism comes from the Greek for "with" & "life" |
| (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Galapagos in Ecuador.) As Darwin's finches remove parasites from the tortoises, two of the best-known creatures of the Galapagos display this mutually helpful arrangement, from the Greek for "living together" |
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Symbiosis (from Greek "living together", from "together" and "living") is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms, be it mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic. The organisms, each termed a symbiont, may be of the same or of different species. In 1879, Heinrich Anton de Bary defined it as "the living together of unlike organisms". The term was subject to a century-long debate about whether it should specifically denote mutualism, as in lichens; biologists have now abandoned that restriction. * Symbiosis can be obligatory, which means that one or both of the symbionts entirely depend on each other for survival, or facultative (optional) when they can generally live independently. * Symbiosis is also classified by physical attachment; symbiosis in which the organisms have bodily union is called conjunctive symbiosis, and symbiosis in which they are not in union is called disjunctive symbiosis. * When one organism lives on the s |