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The remora fish attaches itself to sharks for transportation and access to food scraps. The shark is not harmed. What type of example is this?

mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
competition

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Commensalism. Is the answer
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This is an example of commensalism. The definition of commensalism is where one organism benefits while the other neither benefits nor gets harmed. Since the remora fish benefits since they get transportation and access to food while the shark doesn't receive any benefits but isn't harmed, this relationship is an example of commensalism.

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