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The plant benefits becaus the seeds stick to the fur of the fox and spread out to reproduce, the fox is not gaining any benifit nor losing anything. therefore being a commensalism.
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∙ 10y agoThe relationship between foxes and spined seed are not truly symbiotic, where both participants benefit from the relationship, but commensalistic, where one of the parties benefit from the relationship without affecting the other. The spined seeds attach to the fur of the fox which helps the seeds spreading and reproduce. The seeds benefit from this interaction while the fox is unaffected.
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