Bromeliads and other tropical plants live in and on rainforest trees, obtaining food and living space from the trees but not helping or harming them. What type of association do trees and bromeliads have, and how much coevolution is occurring to maintain this relationship?

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The relationship is commensalism because bromeliads benefit without affecting the trees, and there is little or no coevolution as the trees are not impacted by the bromeliads.

Bromeliads and Other Tropical Plants Live in and on Rainforest