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Can you give two examples of mutualism in creation?

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C. Perez

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Answered Feb 18, 2021

One of the most common examples of mutualism is the mutualistic relationship between an oxpecker and a zebra. Zebras are benefiting from this relationship because oxpeckers are helping them by killing different kinds of parasites that live in the skin of zebras.

.Oxpeckers are also benefiting from this relationship because they feed on the parasites that live on the skin of zebras. Another benefit that zebras are deriving from this relationship is that when there is danger, zebras are informed by the continuous sound oxpeckers make.

Another example is the mutualistic relationship between the bees and the flower. When bees fly to suck the nectar of a flowering plant, they help pollinate other flowering plants. Mutualism is a type of relationship between two different species

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T. Perez

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Answered Feb 12, 2021

There are different types of relationships that exist in nature and one of them is the mutualism. In this type of relationship, there are two organisms or species that are interacting with each other and are benefiting from their interaction. One example of this is the bee and the flower.

The bee will fly from one flower to another so that it can get nectar. The nectar will be made into food so that bees will be able to survive. At the same time, the bees can help in scattering the seeds from the flowers which can allow different flowers to grow.

Another example of mutualism is the bacteria and the human. There are certain types of good bacteria that can be found in the human body that can help people digest food. At the same time, bacteria will be getting the food that they need to survive.

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G. Roland

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G. Roland, Professor, Austin

Answered Feb 12, 2021

Mutualism is when two different species maintain a relationship that serves them both equally, and these relationships can be mutually beneficial and non-symbiotic. The association is symbiotic when the two involved organisms are incredibly close. The relationship is also considered to be symbiotic if at least one of the two organisms need the other, and without that contact, they would die.

Two examples of mutualism include the bees and the blossoms. The bees rush from flower to flower in pursuit of nectar, which they convert into food, and it benefits them. When bees are placed on a flower, particles of pollen stick to their body, such as particles moved to other flowers, and the outcome is plant pollination—the crab spider and algae.

Spider crabs devote much of their lives in places where the water is shallow, which creates more possibility that predators see them. However, on the back of the crabs, a specific type of algae acts as a camouflage for the animal. The plant also benefits because it discovers a nice place to live. Mutualism plays a significant role in ecology and evolution.

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John Smith

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Answered Sep 08, 2016

The clownfish and the sea anemone form a mutualistic relationship. the clownfish is protected by thesea anemone, and it attracts food to the sea anemone.the goby and the blind shrimp have a mutualistic relationship in which the goby protects the blindshrimp, and the blind shrimp provides a home for the goby.the oriental sweetlips and blue-streak wrasse form a mutualistic relationship in which the sweetlipsgets it teeth cleaned by the wrasse and the wrasse gets food from the sweetlips teeth.algae and fungi form a mutualistic relationship called a lichen, where the fungus provides shelter andprotection for the alga and the alga provides food for the fungus.protozoa in the gut of a termite have a mutualistic relationship with the termite. the termite providesshelter and protection, while the protozoa digest cellulose.fungi and plant roots form a mutualistic relationship where the plant roots provide food for the fungiand the fungi provide minerals to the plant roots.
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