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Bio 152 Eco/Sym
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Symbiosis | "Living together" The term refers to those relationships in which dissimilar organisms live in intimate association with one another. |
| Parasitism | one species benefits at the expense of another |
| Mutualism | Both species benefits |
| Commensalism | one species benefits and the other is not affected |
| Partners | are simply the organisms involved in the symbiosis |
| larger partner is smaller partner is | host synbiont |
| obligate symbiosis | one or both partners must participate in the association in order to survive or to complete their life cycles |
| facultative symbiosis | is one in which the association is not an absolute requirement |