71.6k views
2 votes
Why is commensalism called commensalism

User Quamis
by
4.7k points

2 Answers

7 votes

Answer: Commensalism’s literal translation from Latin is “to eat at the same table”, is a formality of symbiosis(relationship btwn 2 organisms).

Step-by-step explanation:

User Thorinkor
by
5.0k points
3 votes
Commensalism, in biology, a relationship between individuals of two species in which one species obtains food or other benefits from the other without either harming or benefiting the latter.
User Leandro Tuttini
by
4.4k points