What is the relationship between the termite, flagellates and bacteria that help the termite digest wood?

1 Answer
Sep 25, 2017

they have a symbiotic relationship with one another referred to as mutualism

Explanation:

A relationship in which both parties mutually benefit is one of three broad classes of symbiosis.

when one party benefits and the other is harmed to varying degrees we call this type of relationship parasitism

When one party benefits and the other is indifferent, we call this relationship commensalism - it should be noted that some would argue that this class doesn't really exist, at some level there will either be a benefit or detriment to the relationship for the indifferent party.