Commensalism

Definition

Commensalism is a type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits without affecting the other organism positively or negatively.

Related terms

Parasitism:

A non-mutual symbiotic relationship between species, where one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.

Symbiosis:

As mentioned before, it's an ecological relationship between two or more organisms from different species living in direct contact with each other.

Neutralism: It describes relationships between two species in which neither species benefits nor is harmed by the other.