Dinoflagellates and provide nutrients from the products of photosynthesis to the corals in exchange for a safe place to live, the best description of this symbiotic relationship is   A. mutualistic   B. parasitic   C. commensal

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Dinoflagellates and provide nutrients from the products of photosynthesis to the corals in exchange for a safe place to live, the best description of this symbiotic relationship is

  A.

mutualistic

  B.

parasitic

  C.

commensal

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