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Question
Define the following term:
Commensalism
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Solution 1
An interaction in which one species benefits while the other is neither benefited nor harmed is called commensalism.
Solution 2
Commensalism is the interaction between two living individuals of different species in which one is benefited while the other is neither harmed nor benefited except to a negligible extent.
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