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Certain bacteria live in plant roots and receive sugars from the plants. The bacteria provide a source of useful nitrogen for the plants.

This best describes which type of relationship?

parasitism
competition
mutualism
predation

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Mutualism

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Mutualism. The bacteria providing nitrogen is making the soil more fertilized, the plant provides protection to the bacteria
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