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Understanding Parasitism and Commensalism by farah zahra is a document available to read on EtoBox.
There are three categories of symbiotic relationships: parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism. Parasitism harms the host organism while benefiting the parasite. Parasites can live on or inside the host. Commensalism benefits one organism without affecting the other. Over time, a parasitic relationship may evolve into a commensal one if the parasite no longer harms the host. Examples of commensal relationships include orchids growing on trees and remoras attaching to sharks.
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- farah zahra
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- EN