A relationship in which one partner benefits and the other is unaffected is termed
A) commensalism.
B) parasitism.
C) independence.
D) mutualism.
E) dysbiosis.

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Commensalism is a type of relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. This relationship is characterized by one partner, the commensal, benefiting from the resources or habitat of the other, but the host is not affected. Therefore, this option best describes a relationship in which one partner benefits and the other is unaffected. The other choices do not fit the described relationship, parasitism is when one organism benefits while the other is harmed, independence is when organisms do not interact, mutualism is when both organisms benefit, and dysbiosis is a term used for an unbalanced microbial community that results in negative effects on the host organism.

A Relationship in Which One Partner Benefits and the Other