Mutualists can best be described as

a) two organisms that can live independently, but they benefit by living together
b) two organisms that compete for the same resources in an ecosystem
c) an organism that lives off another organism without harming it
d) an organism that uses a host organism in a harmful way in order to live


Ans: a) two organisms that can live independently, but they benefit by living together

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