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Specker Bird And Mutualism

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• Mutualism
Mutualism is two organisms that works together (interacts) and both the organisms benefits from the relationship. The relationship helps both organisms to survive as the two organisms will not survive on its own. For example, the rhino and the oxpecker bird. The oxpecker bird removes parasites from the rhino and also gets food.
• Parasitism
Parasitism involves a parasite and a host. Parasitism is a relationship where parasite, feeds on the host. The host does not benefit from the relationship and this causes harm to the host but does not kill the host in the short term. Example, tapeworm living on the inside of its host. The tapeworm is stealing/using vital nutrients
• Commensalism
Relationship between two species. One specie

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