When snapping shrimp are building their homes in the seafloor, goby fish keep guard and flap their tails when danger is approaching. As part of this relationship, the shrimp allow the gobies to sleep in the burrow and use it for cover from predators. This is an example of
A) symbiosis.
B) biofilms.
C) bioremediation.
D) endosymbiosis.

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This is an example of symbiosis, where two different species interact with each other in a close and long-term relationship that benefits both of them. The snapping shrimp and the goby fish depend on each other for mutual protection, which is a classic example of mutualism.

When Snapping Shrimp Are Building Their Homes in the Seafloor