Suppose a Fish Species Lives in an Environment Where Both

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Essay

Suppose a fish species lives in an environment where both food and safe living space are hard to find. How would the development of mutualistic associations benefit this fish species? Would trophic or habitat mutualisms, or both, be most beneficial? Can you think of situations in nature where such associations occur?

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Definitions:

Flooding

In psychology, a therapeutic technique involving exposure to a large amount of an undesirable stimulus in order to diminish the emotional response.

Intrapersonal

Relates to internal thought processes, personal values, and self-reflection within an individual.

Cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Affects

Refers to the experience of feeling or emotion in psychological context.