Commensalism: "an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm." Mutualism: "symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved. read more
Commensalism: "an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm." Mutualism: "symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved." So in the former, one of the organism "tolerates" the other and in mutualism they both benefit. read more
Mutualism vs Commensalism . Plants and other organisms may form symbiotic associations, which are considered as non photosynthetic modes of nutrition in plants. Symbiotic associations are associations between two or more species that live together. There are 3 types of symbiotic associations. Those are mutualism, commensalism and parasitism. read more