Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWhy do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?message-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareEmerald@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·5 months agoA symbiotic relationship can be many things. Mutualistic (both organisns benefit), parasitic (one benefits, one harmed), and commensalism (one benefits, one is unaffected)
A symbiotic relationship can be many things. Mutualistic (both organisns benefit), parasitic (one benefits, one harmed), and commensalism (one benefits, one is unaffected)