Question

What is mutualism? Give 3 examples.

Answer 1

One example of a mutualisticrelationship is that of the oxpecker (a kind of bird) and the rhinoceros or zebra. Oxpeckers land on rhinos or zebras and eat ticks and other parasites that live on their skin. The oxpeckers get food and the beasts get pest control.
Below are some examples of mutualistic relationships.

Plant Pollinators and Plants. ...Ants and Aphids. ...Oxpeckers and Grazing Animals. ...Clownfish and Sea anemones. ...Sharks and Remora Fish. ...Lichens. ...Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria and Legumes. ...Humans and Bacteria.