Symbiotic relationships are a special type of interaction between species. Sometimes beneficial, sometimes harmful, these relationships are essential to many organisms and ecosystems, and they provide a balance that can only be achieved by working together." -Sarah Friedl
The 3 types of symbiotic relationships are Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism. An example of mutualism is the Mexican Long- Tongued Bat that eats nectar from cacti, though as it eats the nectar it is pollinating each individual plant .Both organisms benefit. An example of Commensalism is when a Gopher Snake uses a rodent hole that has been abandoned. It benefits, and harms nothing else. Lastly, an example of parasitism is a flea sucking the blood of a coyote for its own meal, even risking disease being spread. The coyote is harmed while the flea benefits.
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