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### Step-by-Step Text Solution: 1. **Definition of Commensalism**: Commensalism is a type of symbiotic relationship between two species where one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. 2. **Characteristics of Commensalism**: - In this relationship, the benefiting species is called the commensal. - The other species, which remains unaffected, is often referred to as the host. ...
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