Are Mutual Relationships Really Beneficial?

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Relationships Ask yourself this question, “Are any of my relationships really mutually beneficial, or is it just a ruse?”. How you tell which kind of relationship you have can be difficult. Many kinds of relationships take place in the world, some more than others. There can be a mutual relationship, a parasitic relationship, and commensalism. No matter what you do, or try to do, each relationship will be in the world for as long as there are people on it. Every day an organism is in one of the relationships. In a mutual relationship, both organisms benefit from each other. The organisms that take part in the relationship are not forced into things they do not wish to do. No one gets hurt due to the fact they help each other instead of being made to do something on their own that would harm them without help. An example of a mutual relationship is the relationship between a dog and an owner of said dog. The dog is provided with shelter, food, love, and are kept healthy. In return, the dog helps its owner by providing companionship, protection, and comfort. While the dog is providing things for its owner, the person is doing the same for the dog. Thus leading to a …show more content…

Sometimes the organism not being affected does not accept the relationship but is unable to get rid of it. On the other hand, the organism could also accept the relationship because it thinks it will benefit in some way. An example of a commensalism relationship is between a buffalo and the birds living in the vicinity of the herd. The birds sit on the buffalo and are able to eat many bugs when they are hungry. The buffalo does not necessarily benefit from the birds in light of the fact there is too large of an amount of bugs for the birds to keep up with. The birds, which sit on the buffalo, are the only part of the relationship that is affected in any sort of

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