Microbes and humans have evolved a variety of ________ relationships, including ________ where microbes help the host

A) dynamic; commensalism
B) symbiotic; mutualism
C) commensal; mutualism
D) symbiotic; commensalism
E) symbiotic; parasitism


Answer: B

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