Organisms are often classified by the relationships they have with other organisms in an ecosystem. A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed, such as the relationship that exists between whales and barnacles, is known as __________.

A.
mechanism

B.
commensalism

C.
parasitism

D.
mutualism

1 answer

B. commensalism

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