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what is symbiosis

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Symbiosis is when individuals of different species are able to maintain long term relationships with eachother. This can be good for one, bad for one or good for both.

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3 types of symbiosis

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Mutualism ( when species 1 gains something from species 2 and species 2 also gains something++) , commensalism( when species 1 gains something but species 2 is neither hurt or harmed ++), parasitism ( when the host is harmed by the parasite +-)

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examples of mutaulism

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when a bird plucks out ticks from a deer, the bird get food and the deer gets cleaned.

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examples of commensalism

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when a bird sits on a cow. The bird gets a place to sit and nothing happens to the cow.

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examples of parasitism

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a tick biting a dog. The tick gets food while the dog is hurt and gets an infection.

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