{"id":3054,"date":"2020-10-29T15:11:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T15:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=3054"},"modified":"2020-10-29T16:21:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T16:21:03","slug":"what-is-mutualism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-mutualism\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Mutualism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3054\" class=\"elementor elementor-3054\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b41e4e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b41e4e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-873159f\" 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data-id=\"850888c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Symbiosis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ee242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"a3ee242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-symbiosis-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3077 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/symbiotic-relationship\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Symbiotic relationship<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3076 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-mutualism\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Mutualism<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3075 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-commensalism\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Commensalism?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3074 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-parasitism\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Parasitism?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3073 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-predation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Predation?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3078 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/competition-in-a-symbiotic-relationship\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Competition in a symbiotic relationship<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9055176 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24e90fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship between two species in which both species benefit. It is important to note that a relationship can be physical or non-physical.<\/p><p>One great example of mutualism is between the Shrimp Goby Fish and the Pistol Shrimp. It probably got its name from its relationship with the shrimp. These two species are best friends and live at the bottom of the water body. Pistol shrimp is partly blind, so it stays close to the goby fish, who has perfect eyesight. When there is danger approaching, the goby fish signals to the shrimp with its tail, then they all retreat to shrimps burrow, where they hide and eat until the threat is no more.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3102\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3102\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bee-and-cedar-glade-flowers-mutualism-in-symbiosis.jpg\" alt=\"What is Mutualism in a symbiotic relationship?\" width=\"600\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bee-and-cedar-glade-flowers-mutualism-in-symbiosis.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/bee-and-cedar-glade-flowers-mutualism-in-symbiosis-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What is Mutualism in a symbiotic relationship?<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>In the example above, both species benefit from each other.<\/p><p>The action of pollination is another great example of mutualism as a symbiotic relationship. Think of honey bees and cedar glade flowers as another example. The flowers produce nectar for the bees. When the bees visit and enjoy the nectar, the bees return the favor by spreading the pollens of the flowers around for pollination to occur. 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