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What symbolic relationship are in coral reefs?

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coral reefs and sharks have a relationship, each not harming eachother so this would be known as a mutualism because it’s helping the coral
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Mutualistic relationship

Most reef-building corals contain photosynthetic algae, called Zooxanthellae, that live in their tissues. The corals and algae have a Mutualistic relationship. The coral provides the algae with a protected environment and compounds they need for photosynthesis.

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