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Through the process of nitrogen fixation, legumes such as beans or peas have colonies of nitrogen-fixing bacteria attached to their roots. The plants gain nitrates from the bacteria, and the bacteria gain sugars from the plant. Which type of symbiotic relationship occurs between legumes and nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
Predation

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Mutualism is the answer
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