Nitrogen-fixing bacteria get both a place to live and energy while supplying nitrogen to a plant. What is this ecological relationship called?

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The given ecological relationship is mutualism, where both the nitrogen-fixing bacteria and the plant benefit from each other. The bacteria get a place to live and energy from the plant, while they supply the necessary nitrogen to the plant, which cannot produce it on its own. The other options, such as predation, parasitism, succession, and competition, do not fit the given scenario.

Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Get Both a Place to Live and Energy