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Mutualism
A relationship where both individuals benefit from the interaction.
Symbiosis
A relationship where the two parties are together all the time, but not necessarily mutualistic.
Commensalism
A relationship where one individual benefits from the interaction, and the other sees no benefit or cost.
Facultative mutualism
Individuals in the relationship can exist without their mutualistic partner.
Obligate mutualism
Individuals in the partnership are so dependent on the relationship that they cannot survive without it.
Survive
Refers to the ability to live or reproduce.
Ants on Acacia Trees
An example of mutualistic interaction.
Coral Reefs
An example of mutualistic interaction.
Mycorrhizae
An example of mutualistic interaction.
Frugivory
An example of mutualistic interaction.
Rhizobium
An example of mutualistic interaction.
Nitrogen Fixation
An example of mutualistic interaction.
World without mutualisms
Imagining the absence of mutualistic interactions.