The relationship described represents commensalism. In this type of relationship, one species benefits (the brittle star and snapping shrimp, which find shelter and access to water) while the other species (the sea sponges) is neither helped nor harmed.
Many animals, including the brittle star and snapping shrimp, make their homes inside sea sponges. Here, the animals not only find safe shelter, but also have a constant flow of well-oxygenated water, and may even eat the substance produced by the sponges. The sponges are not affected in any way by the presence of these animals.Which type of relationship does this represent?(1 point)
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parasitism
parasitism
predator/prey
predator/prey
mutualism
mutualism
commensalism
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