Lao Tse
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Which variety of symbiosis described below describes the new, closer, idealized globalist mode of coexistence?
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Varieties of Symbiosis
1.Mutualism, a relationship in which members of two different species benefit and neither suffers. (+ +)
2.Commensalism, a relationship in which 'one party gains some benefit, whilst the other suffers no serious disadvantage.' (+ 0)
3.Parasitism, in which one member of the association benefits while the other is harmed. (+ -)
4.Amensalism, in which the association is disadvantageous to one member while the other is not affected. (− 0) Allelopathy can fall into this category.
5.Competition, in which both members are harmed by the relationship. (- -)
6.ectosymbiosis, in which the symbiont lives on the body surface of the host, including the inner surface of the digestive tract or the ducts of exocrine glands.
7.endosymbiosis, in which the symbiont lives within the tissues of the host; either in the intracellular space or extracellularly.
(the terms in the parentheses refer to whether one or both organisms benefits +, is harmed -, or remains neutral 0)
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