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Ulysses Butterfly Mutualistic Relationship

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1. a) Mutualistic Relationship
Ulysses Butterfly and the Flowers they feed from The Ulysses Butterfly has a mutualistic relationship as the butterfly feeds on the nectar and while on the flower collects its pollen. While the butterfly does not collect as much pollen as bees do, with the process of feeding from other flowers the butterfly pollinates as they go.
b) Commensal Relationship
Platycerium bifurcatum (Staghorn Fern) and Tree Host Staghorn ferns attach to host trees to gather sunlight. The fern mounts itself on the tree and then protecting its roots with Basal fronds. The plant then just continues to grow. Once mature, fine dust spores float through the canopy and attach to trees with rough bark and the process then repeats itself.

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