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-Epiphytes are plants that live on the branches or trunks of trees in the tropics.
a.The epiphyte gains access to water and sunlight, but does not hurt or help the tree.
A)interspecific competition
B)predation
C)parasitism
D)mutualism
E)commensalism
F)mimicry

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This describes commensalism, where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. In this case, the epiphyte gains access to water and sunlight without harming the tree.

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